Fania and Zlotka find themselves at Auschwitz concentration camp. There is no reason for the Nazis to hate them--except that they are Jews. The girls never met before coming to the camp, but once there they form an instant bond of friendship.
Through the dehumanizing efforts of the Nazis, the young women find courage and strength from each other and their small group of friends. In a place without hope, without love, without family, these young women dare to find all three.
Everything is illegal in Auschwitz but especially paper, pencils, and scissors, but Fania's 20th birthday is coming, and her friends want to do something special, something small, something dangerous. They steal supplies to make a birthday card in the shape of a heart and bound with fabric taken from their own clothes.
This true story shows that it is possible to have hope and friendship even in the darkest of times. Highly recommended.
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