Overview
This middle grade mystery adventure, told in a unique format including diary entries, maps and photos, takes readers along on the harrowing journeys of two twelve-year-old siblings, separated just before the Nazi siege of their city and each desperate to reunite with one another. Twins Viktor and Nadya are twelve years old when Hitler's Germany declares war on the Soviet Union. With little notice, the city's children are evacuated on trains that are meant to take them to safety. Shockingly, Viktor and Nadya are separated, and disaster befalls them both. As the terrible conflict rages, each embarks on a desperate race across snow and ice, struggling through the destruction in an effort to be reunited. Their chances are slim, but they never lose hope. In an original format--using the kids' diary entries, with historical photos, maps, and drawings throughout, this fictionalized account of the Nazi siege of Leningrad during the Second World War, this heart-stopping story of danger, courage and bravery emphasizes the power of truth and what it means to be a hero.
Full Product Details
Author: Davide Morosinotto
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Delacorte Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 21.70cm
Weight: 0.533kg
ISBN: 9781984893338
ISBN 10: 1984893335
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 19 January 2021
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
Experienced readers will enjoy piecing together clues and weighing evidence in this historical adventure story. -Kirkus Reviews The book's format is innovative and adds immediacy. This historical mystery has a leisurely pace, but patient readers will be rewarded. --The Horn Book
"""A stunning tale of treason and betrayal."" --The Horn Book, starred review ""Experienced readers will enjoy piecing together clues and weighing evidence in this historical adventure story."" --Kirkus Reviews ""The format of the novel is extremely effective."" --The Bulletin ""A novel way to approach historical fiction, as the format includes diary entries, historical photos, maps, and drawings."" --School Library Journal ""The story is superb, but even better...the book is filled with re-created documents, photos, maps, etc. Every page has something to enthrall the mind."" --Anthony McGowan, Carnegie Medal Award-winning author of Lark "
A stunning tale of treason and betrayal. --The Horn Book, starred review Experienced readers will enjoy piecing together clues and weighing evidence in this historical adventure story. --Kirkus Reviews The format of the novel is extremely effective. --The Bulletin A novel way to approach historical fiction, as the format includes diary entries, historical photos, maps, and drawings. --School Library Journal The story is superb, but even better. . . the book is filled with recreated documents, photos, maps, etc. Every page has something to enthrall the mind. --Anthony McGowan, Carnegie Medal Award-winning author of Lark
A stunning tale of treason and betrayal. --The Horn Book, starred review Experienced readers will enjoy piecing together clues and weighing evidence in this historical adventure story. --Kirkus Reviews The format of the novel is extremely effective. --The Bulletin A novel way to approach historical fiction, as the format includes diary entries, historical photos, maps, and drawings. --School Library Journal The story is superb, but even better...the book is filled with re-created documents, photos, maps, etc. Every page has something to enthrall the mind. --Anthony McGowan, Carnegie Medal Award-winning author of Lark
Author Information
Davide Morosinotto is a journalist, video game translator, science fiction writer and children's book author. In 2007 he won the Mondadori Junior Award, and published his first book. Since then he has written more than thirty books. He lives in Bologna.
