Chapters 13 - 16 Summary

In chapter thirteen, Lily and Albert sit on the rocks, eating lunch and talking. Lily tells Albert about the stars in her bedroom. When she was born, her mother pasted stars on the ceiling of her bedroom because she wanted to "make a world" for Lily. Each summer, Lily brings one of the stars to Rockaway with her, pretending it is a present from her mother.

Both of Albert's parents died in Hungary. His parents published a newspaper speaking out against the Nazis until one day the Nazis came and took Albert's parents away. Albert and his sister Ruth traveled across Europe with their neighbor, Mr. Kovacs. Once Kovacs, Albert and Ruth reached France, Ruth came down with the measles. Mr. Kovacs was to put Albert and Ruth on a ship bound for the United States. Shortly before their departure, Ruth...