Friday, May 10, 2013

HERO ON A BICYCLE By: Shirley Hughes

HERO ON A BICYCLE  By: Shirley Hughes
When thirteen-year-old Paolo is waiting to have the war end, he dreams of fighting for the resistance. So he sneaks out at night on his bicycle. And it is thrilling, until he is accosted by the Partisans. Little does he know that his mother has been asked to help. What happens to Paolo and his family will keep you on the edge. Told from a very skillful writer, you will feel like you are in Florence Italy and it is 1944. $15.99   Ages 10 and up. Candlewick Press

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