Name: The Night war
Price: 193.00 ZAR
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Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
ISBN: 9780735228573

Type

Physical Book

Author

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Publisher

Dial Books

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780735228573

The Night war

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Synopsis "The Night war"

Now in paperback, from the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words comes a middle grade novel set at the border between freedom and fear in World War II France, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, where a Jewish girl who has lost everything but her life must decide whether to risk even that to bring others to freedom. "We don't choose how we feel, but we choose how we act." It's 1942. German Nazis occupy much of France. And twelve-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, is not safe. With help and quick thinking, Miri is saved from the roundup that takes her entire Jewish neighborhood. She escapes Paris, landing in a small French village, where the spires of the famous Chateau de Chenonceau rise high into the sky, its bridge across the River Cher like a promise, a fairy tale. But Miri's life is no fairy tale. Her parents are gone--maybe alive, maybe not. Taken in at the boarding school near the chateau, pretending to be Catholic to escape Nazi capture, Miri is called upon one night to undertake a deadly task, one that spans the castle grounds, its bridge, and the very border to freedom. Here is her chance to escape--hopefully to find her parents. But will she take it? One thing is certain: The person Miri meets that night will save her life. And the person Miri becomes that night could save the lives of many more. In her return to the era of The War that Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley brings a new and different story, one with a mystical twist, that explores a little-known slice of World War II history, a highly unusual friendship, and the power of choosing courage even when--especially when--there are no good choices to be had.

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley es una autora estadounidense de literatura infantil y juvenil, reconocida principalmente por sus novelas históricas dirigidas a lectores jóvenes. Su obra se caracteriza por combinar una fuerte base histórica con historias emotivas centradas en la resiliencia, la familia y el crecimiento personal.

Uno de sus mayores éxitos es The War That Saved My Life (2015), una novela ambientada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial en Inglaterra que narra la historia de una niña con discapacidad que logra escapar de una situación de abuso familiar. El libro fue muy bien recibido por la crítica y obtuvo importantes reconocimientos, incluido el Newbery Honor, uno de los premios más prestigiosos de la literatura infantil en Estados Unidos. También escribió su secuela, The War I Finally Won (2017), que continúa la historia de la protagonista.

Otra obra destacada es Jefferson’s Sons (2011), donde aborda la compleja historia de la esclavitud en la época de Thomas Jefferson desde la perspectiva de sus hijos esclavizados. Bradley ha sido elogiada por su capacidad para tratar temas difíciles con sensibilidad y profundidad, haciendo que sus libros sean accesibles y significativos para jóvenes lectores.

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