Village of Scoundrels

Newbery Honor recipient Margi Preus tells the incredible true story of a group of French teenagers who helped save refugees in WWII Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives with his forgery skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to carry messages for the Resistance. And a boy who smuggles people into Switzerland. But there is always the threat that they will be caught: A policeman is sent to keep an eye on them, German soldiers reside in a local hotel, and eventually the Gestapo arrives, armed with guns and a list of names. As the knot tightens, the young people must race against time to bring their friends to safety.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Margi Preus, Preus Margi
• Verlag: Amulet Books
• Sprachen: Englisch
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.02.2020
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Kinder- und Jugendbücher
• EAN: 9781419708978
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-0897-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 320
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 14 Jahre
• Serie: Amulet
• Themen: Switzerland, France, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Holocaust, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), True stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Military and war fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction