Posts Tagged ‘world war II’
A Brief History of Montmaray
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009
Historical Fiction
ISBN: 0375858644
304 pages
Synopsis
“There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.”
Sophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote island—until two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed. …
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The Book Thief
Knopf Books For Young Readers, 2007
Fantasy/Historical Fiction
ISBN: 0375842209
576 Pages
ALA Best Books For Young Adults
Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Synopsis
Death first notices Liesel Meminger, the book thief while she’s riding on a train to get to her new foster parents. Her mother and brother are with her, and Death must take her younger brother in that moment. However, unlike most humans, Liesel sees him and knows why he’s there. Stealing her first book at her brother’s funeral The Gravedigger’s Handbook, she soon enters a life of loneliness and poverty during the midst of the Second World War. …
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What I Saw and How I Lied
Scholastic Press, 2008
Fiction
ISBN-10: 0439903467
288 pages
Winner of The National Book Awards
Synopsis
After World War II, things have seemed to get back to normal. There’s no longer a need to ration food and supplies, and Evie’s father has returned. Soon, however, it’s apparent that not everything is as it seems. Evie’s family goes on an impromptu vacation during the middle of the school year, and a young G.I. from her father’s platoon shows up unexpectedly. Very quickly a web of lies and deceit becomes apparent to Evie, and she must walk the tenuous line between childhood and adulthood as she get to the bottom in order to save herself and her family. …
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