The Sky Is Falling

1943 an estate north of Firenze The weight of the world is on the shoulders of Penny whos about 10 An orphan she must watch over her little sister when they go to live with her aunt and uncle Pennys a Catholic and worries about her uncles soul Hes Jewish progressive and a free thinker a fair boss and devoted to his family He can be stern so Penny also worries that shell never please him and that he wont love her Then after the Allied forces land in Sicily and the Germans begin their retreat Penny must worry about her uncles life She tries logic and appeals to human decency Can a child keep the sky from falling