Title
Shadow On The Mountain
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Shadow On The Mountain Recounts The Adventures Of A 14Yearold Norwegian Boy Named Espen During World War Ii. After Nazi Germany Invades And Occupies Norway, Espen And His Friends Are Swept Up In The Norwegian Resistance Movement. Espen Gets His Start By Delivering Illegal Newspapers, Then Graduates To The Role Of Courier And Finally Becomes A Spy, Dodging The Gestapo Along The Way. During Five Years Under The Nazi Regime, He Gainsand Losesfriends, Falls In Love, And Makes One Small Mistake That Threatens To Catch Up With Him As He Sets Out To Escape On Skis Over The Mountains To Sweden.Preus Incorporates Archival Photographs, Maps, And Other Images To Tell This Story Based On The Reallife Adventures Of Norwegian Erling Storrusten, Whom Preus Interviewed In Norway.Praise For Shadow On The Mountainstarred ReviewsNewbery Honor Winner Preus Infuses The Story With The Goodnatured Humor Of A Largely Unified, Peaceloving People Trying To Keep Their Sanity In A World Gone Awry. Based On A True Story, The Narrative Is Woven With Lively Enough Daily Historical Detail To Inspire Older Middlegrade Readers To Want To Learn More About The Resistance Movement And Imitate Espens Adventures.Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewThis Engrossing Offering Sheds Light On The Norwegians Courage During World War Ii. Preus Masterfully Weds A Story Of Friendship With The Complications Faced By 14Yearold Espen And His Friends As Nazi Restrictions And Atrocities Become Part Of Their Everyday Lives...This Is At Once A Spy Thriller, A Comingofage Story, And A Chronicle Of Escalating Bravery. Multidimensional Characters Fill This Gripping Tale That Keeps Readers Riveted To The End.School Library Journal, Starred ReviewA Closely Researched Historical Novel... Relates This Wartime Tale With Intelligence And Humor...Ms. Preus Deftly Uses Together Historical Fact (Espen Is Based On A Reallife Spy) And Elements Of Norwegian Culture To Conjure A Time And Place Not So Terribly Long Ago.The Wall Street JournalMargi Preus, Who Won A Newbery Honor For Heart Of A Samurai, Returns With Another Riveting Work Of Historical Fiction... This Fine Novel, Which Includes An Authors Note, A Timeline, A Bibliography And Even A Recipe For Invisible Ink, Is Based On Extensive Research... The Result Is An Authentic Comingofage Story, Perfect For Readers Fascinated By The Diary Of Anne Frank Or Lois Lowrys Classic, Number The Stars.BookpageThe Final Chapters, Which Chronicle Espens Dramatic Escape To Swedendays And Nights Of Mountain Skiing, Nazis In Hot Pursuittake The Book Into Adventurethriller Territory Without Losing The Humanity That Characterizes Preuss Account.The Horn Book MagazinePreus Makes Crystal Clear The Life Imperiling Risks That Espen Undertakes And The Danger To His Family.The Bulletin Of The Center For Children'S BooksAs Readers Understand The Risks That Espen Took, They Will Want To Learn More About This Period. That Espen Escaped To Sweden By Traveling At Night On Skis With Five Different Guides Should Intrigue Them.Library Media Connectionawardsvoya Top Shelf For Middle School Readers 2012 List2013 Notable Books For A Global Societydorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award
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