36 Pearl Street

Josephine 'Joey' Kaminski has already been to 9 different high schools. She has been a Cougar - twice, Jaguar - twice, Wildcat, Spartan, Rams, Husky, and a Falcon when her and her mom move to 36 Pearl Street in New Haven, Connecticut before the start of her senior year. Joey's mom has been a chronic dater ever since her dad died, the only problem is that when the relationship goes sideways, as it always does, they end up moving. So, when her mom starts dating, boyfriend #10 (she stopped learning their names a long time ago), Joey knows it can only end one way.

The difference this time? She doesn't want to move. Joey has befriended, Pani Mazurek the feisty and straight-talking Polish grandmother that lives below her and owns the building. After Joey sneaks out her window to smoke a cigarette, she comes across Pani Mazurek in her garden. What Joey thought was an innocent question, leads to Pani Mazurek telling her a story about the Nazi's and the real reason for...