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Stones in Water
By Napoli, Donna Jo
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52545-842-5
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1997
Gr 4-9 Napoli, who has written in a variety of genres--fantasy, mystery, realistic fiction, legends--demonstrates that she has mastered historical fiction as well. Sneaking into the cinema to see an American Western during World War II has grave consequences for Roberto, a Venetian middle-school student, his brother, and two friends. The young male audience is trapped by German soldiers and transported by train out of Italy as cheap forced labor. The first project, constructing a tarmac, goes smoothly, despite wretched livin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
