Shelly Sanders Books in Order

Fourteen-year-old Rachel knows the truth about a murder falsely blamed on Jews in her Russian town. As antisemitic propaganda sparks devastating violence, her growing bond with a Christian boy offers comfort amid the destruction of her family and home.

Fleeing antisemitic violence, Rachel reaches Shanghai and pursues work as a writer while Sergei struggles in Russia's dangerous factories. Their letters sustain hopes of reaching America, but grief and political upheaval threaten the futures they imagine.

Rachel reaches San Francisco determined to study and build an American life, while uncertainty about Sergei weighs on her. Family tensions, women's activism, and the 1906 earthquake test her efforts to balance belonging with the identity she brought from Russia.

During Latvia's wartime occupation, Miriam hides her children to protect them from persecution. Decades later, her granddaughter travels back to search for a lost relative, uncovering secrets that reveal how trauma has shaped three generations of women.

After Nazi violence destroys her family, Jewish student Elena escapes the Minsk ghetto and joins a Soviet women's sniper unit. Training and friendship prepare her for war, then a secret assignment offers a chance to target Hitler himself.