Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
year: 2011, 2018
call number/section: 1000
subjects: world war, 1939-1945, refugees, fiction, brothers and sisters, zoo animals, zoos, europe, eastern, history, 20th century, fiction, freedom, romanies, historical fiction
Editions
Hartnett, Sonya
Candlewick Press (2011)
Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
Schools: 11
Hartnett, Sonya
Candlewick Press (2018)
Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
Schools: 1