Five-year-old Samuel Adler loses his father during Kristallnacht, marking the night his family loses everything. To ensure Samuel’s safety, his mother secures him a place on a Kindertransport train to England, where he boards alone with only a change of clothes and his violin.

Anita Díaz and her mother flee danger in El Salvador, seeking refuge in the United States. However, their arrival coincides with the family separation policy, leaving seven-year-old Anita alone in a Nogales camp. To cope, she escapes into Azabahar, a magical world of imagination. Social worker Selena Durán seeks the help of a lawyer to locate Anita’s mother.

In The Wind Knows My Name, past and present intertwine as Samuel and Anita embark on quests for family and home. The novel honors parental sacrifices and celebrates the resilience of children who endure unimaginable dangers, holding onto their dreams.