A Bag of Marbles
by:
Joseph Joffo (author)
When Joseph Joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother fifty francs and instructions to flee Nazi-occupied Paris and, somehow, get to the south where France was free. Previously out of print, this book is a captivating and memorable story; readers will instinctively find...
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When Joseph Joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother fifty francs and instructions to flee Nazi-occupied Paris and, somehow, get to the south where France was free. Previously out of print, this book is a captivating and memorable story; readers will instinctively find themselves rooting for these children caught in the whirlwind of World War II.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780226400693 (0226400697)
Publish date: January 15th 2001
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 302
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Academic,
School,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Read For School,
Roman,
France,
French Literature,
World War II
I have downgraded this from four to three stars. Perhaps b/c this is my review, and I am not a young adult. Please see the comments between Lisa and I below. Should a book be written for a specific audience? Isn't a really good book going to work just as well for kids and adults?!This is an excellen...
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