My name is Bara. I’m twelve, I’m starting 6th Grade at school, and like all kids I’m fed up with my parents. I wish I knew why grown-ups are so selfish and so sure that suits them is good for us. Sometimes I feel like I’m a chess piece. They push me around wherever they like, and even expect me to...

THE TEREZÍN GHETTO. Train into the Unknown Chapter 2 It was dark. Dark and cold like a deepening autumn night. The sky was cloudy so there was no moon or starlight and it took Bara a little while to make out her surroundings. She was on a railway station. A very strange railway station. She...

EGYPT In the Heart of the Pyramid Chapter 2 This time Bara wasn’t surrounded by darkness, and after her last two journeys Bara thought it was a nice change. On the other hand, she was surrounded by water. This is so gross, Bara thought as she looked about her. She was standing in water up to her...