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I was given this book as a fourth grader and read it every year through high school. I love her story.

I spent the day with Alicia when I was in high school and she was to speak to our school. I went to pick her up in San Jose at her home; I remember her saying Goodbye to her husband and noting that it was filled with love. We got to talk in the car ride to my school (about an hour) and she told me how she speaks with kids of many different backgrounds, even to Palestinian children and loves all of them and is so saddened by their suffering. She also mentioned speaking more recently to kids of the Bosnian conflict (this was in 2000). She spoke to our school saying, "Germans weren't the enemy. Hate is the enemy, and the only thing that can overcome hate is love." We went to lunch afterwards and when she noticed I didn't like my food, she cut her hamburger in half and put it on my plate. Then, knowing what a big fan I was, she handed me a hard back book version of her book, mentioned that she had to get it from her daughter, so to please not loan it to anyone and keep it safe because there weren't any more, and took pictures with me. She is an amazing human being and genuinely loves and shares with everyone. She is someone who has truly overcome her trials with love.