Hero On A Bicycle

Hughes, Shirley

£6.99

It is 1944 and Florence is occupied by Nazi German forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though – and neither have Paolo and his sister, Constanza. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings do against a whole army with only a bicycle to help them?

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Publish Date: 03/09/2015
ISBN: 9781406366174 Category:

Description

A gripping and moving novel by one of the world’s best-loved writers for children.

From much-loved author Shirley Hughes comes a thrilling World War II novel for children aged 10 and up. It is 1944 and Florence, Italy, is occupied by Nazi German forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though – and neither have Paolo and his sister, Constanza. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings do against a whole army with only a bicycle to help them? In extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things?

Additional information

Weight 204 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 15 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

221

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J