Description |
xiii, 290 pages 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 21 cm |
Note |
Story inspired by the real-life experiences of wartime spy Erling Storrusten. |
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Includes an excerpt from Margi Preus's newest novel, West of the moon. |
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Nutmeg Book Award nominee, Grade 7-8 Teen, 2016. |
Summary |
In Nazi-occupied Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen joins the resistance movement, graduating from deliverer of illegal newspapers to courier and spy. Includes historical note, code-breaking activity, and instructions for making invisible ink. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288). |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.0 8.0 153610. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Norway -- Juvenile fiction.
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Norway -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Norway -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Norway -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Spy stories.
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Adventure fiction.
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Bildungsromans.
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ISBN |
9781419711596 (paperback) $7.95 |
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1419711598 (paperback) $7.95 |
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