Is It Night or Day?

Is It Night or Day? By Fern Schumer Chapman is a story revolving around a young girl named Edith, also known as Tiddy, who is shipped away from her family due the circumstances during the Holocaust. Fern starts out by introducing Edith along with her family and shows them her life before the Holocaust began, showing how happy their family was. Continuing through the view of Edith, the story slowly begins to unfold and sadden. It is soon explained that her sister is moving to the new land (America) alone,  leaving just Edith, both her parents, her grandmother and her close friend Mina. Eventually it comes that her mother goes through a rough time and it is expected of Edith, by her grandmother, to keep an eye on her to make sure she does not make any rash decisions. Not long after, it comes that Edith is able to board a ship and move to the new world as well. The only way she would allow herself to leave Germany was to hold on the promise that her family would soon come to America as well.
This story is quite obviously based on the Holocaust and the choices Hitler and his followers made. I’ve learned just what life was like for the Jewish people in the beginning of this terrible period, and specifically what it was like for children who were forced to move out of their home in order to live life easily and have a greater chance of a future.
I’ve found the theme to be very centered around equality, acceptance, and love. Throughout the story Edith struggles to find love both within some of the people around her and in the world she lives. She often finds people who do love her, such as her family and friends from Germany. 
From what I understand the author is sympathetic towards the Jews as I do believe that this is based on a true story from someone she knows. As well as the fact that it was written in a Jewish person’s point of view, and nothing in the story could compare to what happened to the Jewish.   The book was not as exciting as I first took it to be, nor was I fully satisfied with the ending. I do wish more would have happened in the end, possibly what happens after and what her life is like. But nonetheless, the book was most definitely an amazing experience. It taught me much about this era and I found it exceedingly eye opening. I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about this era, or simply anyone who likes a sad story. I noticed the book only getting sadder throughout it, so it should not disappoint anyone looking for such.