| Breaking Stalin's Nose: (Newbery Honor Book) Contributor(s): Yelchin, Eugene (Author), Yelchin, Eugene (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1250034108 ISBN-13: 9781250034106 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.59" W x 7.04" (0.61 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 146486 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Newbery Honor Book. Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six:The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism. A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and always acts according to conscience. A Young Pioneer has a right to criticize shortcomings. But now that it is finally time to join the Young Pioneers, the day Sasha has awaited for so long, everything seems to go awry. He breaks a classmate's glasses with a snowball. He accidentally damages a bust of Stalin in the school hallway. And worst of all, his father, the best Communist he knows, was arrested just last night. Eugene Yelchin's moving story of a ten-year-old boy's world shattering is masterful in its simplicity, powerful in its message, and heartbreaking in its plausibility. Breaking Stalin's Nose is one of Horn Book's Best Fiction Books of 2011 |
Contributor Bio(s): Yelchin, Eugene: - Eugene Yelchin is the author and illustrator of The Haunting of Falcon House, Arcady's Goal, and the Newbery Honor Book Breaking Stalin's Nose. He has also illustrated several books for children, including Crybaby, Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?, and Won Ton. He lives in California with his wife and children. |