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A BOY IS NOT A BIRD
A Junior Library Guild pick
In 1941, life in Natt's small town of Zastavna is comfortable and familiar, even if the grownups are acting strange, and his parents treat him like a baby. Natt knows there's a war on, of course, but he's glad their family didn't emigrate to Canada when they had a chance. Then one day Natt goes home and finds his family huddled around the radio. The Russians are taking over. The churches and synagogues will close, Hebrew school will be held in secret, and there are tanks and soldiers in the street.
But life under the Russians is hard. The soldiers are poor. They eat up all the food and they even take over Natt's house. Then Natt's father is arrested ...
There are four black and white interior illustrations by Montreal artist Pam Comeau, and there is an author's note, map and archival photos that trace the historical roots of the story.
Sequel, A Boy Is Not a Ghost, publishing Fall 2021
Author Edeet Ravel's young-adult novel Held was nominated for the CLA Young Adult Book Award and the Arthur Ellis Crime Award. Her YA novel The Saver has been adapted for film and received awards around the globe. Her acclaimed novels for adults have won the Hugh MacLennan Prize and the Jewish Book Award and have been nominated for the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize.
In 1941, life in Natt's small town of Zastavna is comfortable and familiar, even if the grownups are acting strange, and his parents treat him like a baby. Natt knows there's a war on, of course, but he's glad their family didn't emigrate to Canada when they had a chance. Then one day Natt goes home and finds his family huddled around the radio. The Russians are taking over. The churches and synagogues will close, Hebrew school will be held in secret, and there are tanks and soldiers in the street.
But life under the Russians is hard. The soldiers are poor. They eat up all the food and they even take over Natt's house. Then Natt's father is arrested ...
There are four black and white interior illustrations by Montreal artist Pam Comeau, and there is an author's note, map and archival photos that trace the historical roots of the story.
Sequel, A Boy Is Not a Ghost, publishing Fall 2021
Author Edeet Ravel's young-adult novel Held was nominated for the CLA Young Adult Book Award and the Arthur Ellis Crime Award. Her YA novel The Saver has been adapted for film and received awards around the globe. Her acclaimed novels for adults have won the Hugh MacLennan Prize and the Jewish Book Award and have been nominated for the Governor General's Award and the Giller Prize.
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Published 2019-09-01 by Groundwood Books |