How often do we look back at our past and wish we could ask our grandparents questions about theirs? The story, Skylark and Wallcreeper, by Anne O’Brien Carelli lets us follow the adventures of Lily and her grandmother, Collette, as they are dealing with the evacuation of Hurricane Sandy. Little does Lily know, her grandmother has her own story waiting to be discovered. While relocating from the nursing home where Collette lives to an armory building, she is insistent on taking some keepsake items that seem insignificant. Who would have thought the pink beret and pen are connected to the time when Collette was in the French Resistance during World War II. When Lily loses the pen, it takes her on her own adventure where she discovers her grandmother’s story and connects the past to the present. Will Lily find the pen that means so much to her grandmother? What will she discover along the way about her grandmother? This is a must read of two girls who show bravery in their own terms and help others out. Read Skylark and Wallcreeper by Anne O’Brien Carelli to find out what Lily discovers.