Silver Sword

Serraillier, Ian

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The night the Nazis come to take their mother away, three children escape in a terrifying scramble across the rooftops. Alone in the chaos of Warsaw, they have to learn to survive on their own.

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Publish Date: 02/08/2012

Description

Discover this amazing adventure story set in the Second World War

‘If you meet Ruth or Edek or Bronia, you must tell them I’m going to Switzerland to find their mother. Tell them to follow as soon as they can’

Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan, who treasures a paperknife – a silver sword – which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war. The three children realise that the escapee was their father, the silver sword a message that he is alive and searching for them. Together with Jan they begin a dangerous journey across the battlefields of Europe to find their parents.

BACKSTORY: Read a letter from the author’s daughter and find out about the amazing true stories that inspired The Silver Sword.

Additional information

Weight 172 g
Dimensions 188 × 129 × 16 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

205

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J