Young Adult Fiction. Jewish Studies. Holocaust Studies. When Willow Farrington first meets Isaac Silberstein she doesn"t know what to expect. He"s a gnome-like old man who survived a World War II concentration camp, and she"s an almost-14-year-old who"s just back at school after a four-month stay in the hospital with an eating disorder. He"s written a recipe and gardening book, and she has to do a talk on it for school. Birthdays, custard, book reports, gardens, families, friendship and fun all combine in this contemporary, witty and moving book. A fresh and uplifting novel based on a true story.