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Fifteen-year-old Nina Perez is faced with a future she never expected. She must leave her Garden of Eden, her lush island home in Samana, Dominican Republic, when she's sent by her mother to live with her brother, Darrio, in New York, to seek out a better life. As Nina searches for some glimpse of familiarity amid the urban and jarring world of Washington Heights, she learns to uncover her own strength and independence. She finds a way to grow, just like the orchids that blossom on her fire escape.

May 1940. When Germany invades the Netherlands, the land of windmills and tulips is taken over by an evil greater than most could have imagined. Trains carry away Jews and any who resist the Nazis to concentration camps. A theology student, his artistic sister, a young farmer with a passion for justice, a Jewish veterinary student, and a spirited teenage girl all find themselves involved in the Dutch Resistance movement. But standing against the Nazis carries a cost–and for some, it will cost everything.