Talisman

In Talisman by Gabi Tamman, a Jewish family is forced to flee from Egypt to Sudan; a young son is entrusted with the family business and makes the most of his predicament. Forces beyond his control make for an exciting life as this passionate and fiery man-child is inevitably compelled to join an underground activist movement that successfully defends the Jewish Ghetto before he barely makes his own escape. A talisman is his only comfort in this miraculous account of his survival. Ultimately, this book is an epic of mythological proportions that shares a full course of love and adventure.