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Ashes
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Ashes
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kathryn Lasky
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:320 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 127 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780142411124
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.54 |
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| Audience | | Children's (6-12) | | Teenage / Young Adult | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Putnam Inc
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| Imprint |
Puffin
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| Publication Date |
17 February 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Berlin, 1932. 13-year-old Gabriella Schramm's world is slowly but steadily crumbling as Adolf Hitler rises to power. The only thing that soothes Gabriella is her favourite pastime - reading. But tensions rise, the streets fill with soldiers, Gaby's sister's boyfriend raises his arm in a Heil Hitler salute and a family friend - Albert Einstein - flees the country. What's more, her only solace, her books, come under attack. Will Gaby have to leave behind the stories - and the life - that she has always loved?
Author Biography
Award-winning author Kathryn Lasky has written many fiction and nonfiction books for children, including the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series upon which the computer-animated Warner Brothers film "Legend of the Guardians- The Owls of Ga'Hoole," is based. Ms. Lasky is also the author of the Newbery Honor Book Sugaring Time. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Reviews-A good read for all middle school students.+ -VOYA
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