To all the abandoned homes, to all the moves, both voluntary and involuntary, this is dedicated. How long will peace be found in a new place? It's unknown. But your star is always with you, wherever you may be, shining in the window.

5 reasons to buy the book "The Star":

- A new release by Anya Desnitskaya, the illustrator of "The Story of an Old Apartment," "Trans-Siberian Railway," "Farmers' Markets," and "At the Edge of the World." Once again, Anya is also the author!

- This time, it's a story of forced emigration.

- The parallel between home and not-home is revealed in the finely crafted narrative of the book.

- Heart-wrenching details of the abandoned life and the foreign new country.

- This book is about the hope of finding a new home and a common language.