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Song of a Blackbird

AUTHOR Van Lieshout, Maria
PUBLISHER First Second (01/21/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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FIVE STARRED REVIEWS!
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST SELECTION

"This is essential, illuminating reading." --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

Fight hate. Make art.

In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line.

In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child. The only clues to finding their lost family are a series of art prints hanging on the wall--each signed by a mysterious "Emma B."

This timely graphic novel weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.
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ISBN-13: 9781250869821
ISBN-10: 125086982X
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 256
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.90 x 8.90 inches
Weight: 1.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Price on Product, Maps, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Historical
Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe
Grade Level: 9th Grade - College Freshman
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Dewey Decimal: 741.597
Library of Congress Control Number: 2024935327
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FIVE STARRED REVIEWS!
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST SELECTION

"This is essential, illuminating reading." --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder

Fight hate. Make art.

In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line.

In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child. The only clues to finding their lost family are a series of art prints hanging on the wall--each signed by a mysterious "Emma B."

This timely graphic novel weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.

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Author: Van Lieshout, Maria
A native of the Netherlands, Maria van Lieshout lives in San Francisco with her husband and their son. Her first picture book for Feiwel and Friends was "Bloom: A Little Book About Finding Love". She is also the author of "Hopper and Wilson", published by Philomel. She is the former creative director for Coca-Cola.
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