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Red Stars

Author Davide Morosinotto
Hardcover Library Binding
$22.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Delacorte Press
5.75"W x 8.56"H x 1.38"D  
On sale Jan 19, 2021 | 432 Pages | 9781984893338
Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile 730L | Fountas & Pinnell Y
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This middle grade mystery adventure, told in a unique format including diary entries, maps and photos, takes readers along on the harrowing journeys of two twelve-year-old siblings, separated just before the Nazi siege of their city and each desperate to reunite with one another.

Twins Viktor and Nadya are twelve years old when Hitler's Germany declares war on the Soviet Union. With little notice, the city's children are evacuated on trains that are meant to take them to safety.

Shockingly, Viktor and Nadya are separated, and disaster befalls them both. As the terrible conflict rages, each embarks on a desperate race across snow and ice, struggling through the destruction in an effort to be reunited. Their chances are slim, but they never lose hope.

In an original format--using the kids' diary entries, with historical photos, maps, and drawings throughout, this fictionalized account of the Nazi siege of Leningrad during the Second World War, this heart-stopping story of danger, courage and bravery emphasizes the power of truth and what it means to be a hero.
Davide Morosinotto is a journalist, video game translator, science fiction writer and children's book author. In 2007 he won the Mondadori Junior Award, and published his first book. Since then he has written more than thirty books. He lives in Bologna. View titles by Davide Morosinotto

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"A stunning tale of treason and betrayal." --The Horn Book, starred review

"Experienced readers will enjoy piecing together clues and weighing evidence in this historical adventure story." --Kirkus Reviews

"The format of the novel is extremely effective." --The Bulletin

"A novel way to approach historical fiction, as the format includes diary entries, historical photos, maps, and drawings." --School Library Journal

"The story is superb, but even better...the book is filled with re-created documents, photos, maps, etc. Every page has something to enthrall the mind." --Anthony McGowan, Carnegie Medal Award-winning author of Lark 

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This middle grade mystery adventure, told in a unique format including diary entries, maps and photos, takes readers along on the harrowing journeys of two twelve-year-old siblings, separated just before the Nazi siege of their city and each desperate to reunite with one another.

Twins Viktor and Nadya are twelve years old when Hitler's Germany declares war on the Soviet Union. With little notice, the city's children are evacuated on trains that are meant to take them to safety.

Shockingly, Viktor and Nadya are separated, and disaster befalls them both. As the terrible conflict rages, each embarks on a desperate race across snow and ice, struggling through the destruction in an effort to be reunited. Their chances are slim, but they never lose hope.

In an original format--using the kids' diary entries, with historical photos, maps, and drawings throughout, this fictionalized account of the Nazi siege of Leningrad during the Second World War, this heart-stopping story of danger, courage and bravery emphasizes the power of truth and what it means to be a hero.

Author

Davide Morosinotto is a journalist, video game translator, science fiction writer and children's book author. In 2007 he won the Mondadori Junior Award, and published his first book. Since then he has written more than thirty books. He lives in Bologna. View titles by Davide Morosinotto

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Educator Guide for Red Stars

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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Praise

"A stunning tale of treason and betrayal." --The Horn Book, starred review

"Experienced readers will enjoy piecing together clues and weighing evidence in this historical adventure story." --Kirkus Reviews

"The format of the novel is extremely effective." --The Bulletin

"A novel way to approach historical fiction, as the format includes diary entries, historical photos, maps, and drawings." --School Library Journal

"The story is superb, but even better...the book is filled with re-created documents, photos, maps, etc. Every page has something to enthrall the mind." --Anthony McGowan, Carnegie Medal Award-winning author of Lark 

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