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A Thunderous Whisper: In War, Even an Insignificant Girl Can Be a Hero
Contributor(s): Gonzalez, Christina Diaz (Author)
ISBN: 0375873716     ISBN-13: 9780375873713
Publisher: Yearling Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011043445
Lexile Measure: 660
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Spanish
- Chronological Period - 1930's
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 158715
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, 12-year-old ani unexpectedly gets drawn into a network of underground rebels working to thwart Franco's efforts to destroy the Basque people's way of life. . . . Exciting. -- SLJ

Ani believes she is just an insignificant whisper of a girl in a loud world. This is what her mother tells her anyway. Her father made her feel important, but he's been off fighting in Spain's Civil War, and his voice in her head is fading. Then she meets Mathias. His family has just moved to Guernica and he's as far from a whisper as a boy can be. Ani thinks Mathias is more like lightning. Mathias's father is part of a spy network and soon Ani finds herself helping him deliver messages to other members of the underground. For the first time, she's making a difference in the world.

And then her world explodes. The sleepy little market town of Guernica is destroyed by Nazi bombers. In one afternoon Ani loses her city, her home, her mother. But in helping the other survivors, Ani gains a sense of her own strength. And she and Mathias make plans to fight back in their own unique way.