| Postcards from No Man's Land Contributor(s): Chambers, Aidan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142401455 ISBN-13: 9780142401453 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: This winner of the 2003 Michael Printz Award and the Carnegie Medal, told in dual narratives, takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery in a foreign city in the midst of war. This edition includes bonus materials and a new Foreword by the author. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002016562 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.48" W x 8.38" (0.82 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Benelux |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 59981 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacob's plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfather's tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isn't prepared for love&150or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isn't prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacob's grandfather's kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacob's grandfather's time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery. |