Pub Date: September 3, 2007
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0740
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 0.65 lbs) 224 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military and Wars | Holocaust | Horror | Paranormal Occult and Supernatural | Social Themes | Emigration Immigration and Refugees | Family | Multigenerational | Ghost Stories | Emotions and Feelings | Lifestyles | Country Life
Description: In this daring tale that combines history with fantasy, a young girl is sent away from Paris when the Nazis invade to her aunts home in the French countryside. She soon encounters Gerard, a visitor from a long time ago, who proves to be a valiant ally at a crucial moment.
Brief description:
Vivian Vande Velde has written many highly acclaimed books for teen and middle-grade readers, including Three Good Deeds, Heir Apparent, Deadly Pink, and the Edgar Award- winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.
Review Quotes:
"This well-written . . . fast-paced adventure raises some interesting issues." --School Library Journal
School Library Journal
"Velde's melding of fantasy with historical fiction is generally successful, and her comments about the similarities between these two historical periods are well taken." --Booklist Booklist, ALA