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On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own?
Told in alternating perspectives among three girls--Valentina and Oksana in 1986 and Rifka in 1941--this story shows that hatred, intolerance, and oppression are no match for the power of true friendship.
On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own?
Told in alternating perspectives among three girls--Valentina and Oksana in 1986 and Rifka in 1941--this story shows that hatred, intolerance, and oppression are no match for the power of true friendship.
PAGE-TURNER: The stories of Valentina and Oksana, two girls fleeing from Chernobyl, are suspenseful and gripping, and the occasional chapters from Rifka's point of view will have readers on the edge of their seats in this commerically written multi-POV read.
A MOVING, MULTIGENERATIONAL STORY THAT CELEBRATES FRIENDSHIP AS WELL AS MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS: This powerful story is as much about the lasting importance of friendship as it is about family.
A THOUGHTFUL EXPLORATION OF ANTI-SEMITISM: In this unfortunately timely novel, anti-Semitism gets a nuanced exploration, from the alternating perspectives of a Jewish girl growing up in an intolerant Soviet Union and a non-Jewish girl raised in an anti-Semitic home who comes to discover the prejudices she was taught are unfounded.
MAKING HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS: The Blackbird Girls connects the events of World War II to the events of the 1980s Soviet Union, and draws parallels to today, much the way Allan Gratz's Refugee makes connections between different eras in history. This is a great classroom read.
POWERFUL DEPICTION OF OVERCOMING ABUSE: The thoughtful and well-researched portrayal of Oksana's character overcoming the trauma from her abusive parents is reminiscent of Ada, the main character from The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
| Empfohlen (bis): | 12 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 9 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 340 |
| Inhalt: | 352 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781984837370 |
| ISBN-10: | 1984837370 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Blankman, Anne |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Puffin Books |
| Maße: | 195 x 132 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Anne Blankman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.01.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,26 kg |
PAGE-TURNER: The stories of Valentina and Oksana, two girls fleeing from Chernobyl, are suspenseful and gripping, and the occasional chapters from Rifka's point of view will have readers on the edge of their seats in this commerically written multi-POV read.
A MOVING, MULTIGENERATIONAL STORY THAT CELEBRATES FRIENDSHIP AS WELL AS MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS: This powerful story is as much about the lasting importance of friendship as it is about family.
A THOUGHTFUL EXPLORATION OF ANTI-SEMITISM: In this unfortunately timely novel, anti-Semitism gets a nuanced exploration, from the alternating perspectives of a Jewish girl growing up in an intolerant Soviet Union and a non-Jewish girl raised in an anti-Semitic home who comes to discover the prejudices she was taught are unfounded.
MAKING HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS: The Blackbird Girls connects the events of World War II to the events of the 1980s Soviet Union, and draws parallels to today, much the way Allan Gratz's Refugee makes connections between different eras in history. This is a great classroom read.
POWERFUL DEPICTION OF OVERCOMING ABUSE: The thoughtful and well-researched portrayal of Oksana's character overcoming the trauma from her abusive parents is reminiscent of Ada, the main character from The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
| Empfohlen (bis): | 12 |
|---|---|
| Empfohlen (von): | 9 |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Kinder & Jugend |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 340 |
| Inhalt: | 352 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781984837370 |
| ISBN-10: | 1984837370 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Blankman, Anne |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Puffin Books |
| Maße: | 195 x 132 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Anne Blankman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 19.01.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,26 kg |
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