Skating with the Statue of Liberty
$20.74
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2017
Summary
“This rich story reminds us that America can be at its best as a melting pot. A page-turner for all the right reasons.” - VINCE VAWTER, Newbery Honor-winning author of Paperboy
The gripping and poignant companion to Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner Black Radishes, about identity, resistance, and the transformative power of friendship in World War II New York City.
In January 1942, Gustave and his Jewish family arrive in America at last after escaping the Germans in Na…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307929556 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307929558 |
| Author: | Susan Lynn Meyer |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Yearling |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 261g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 133mm x 194mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
A Junior Library Guild Selection “This rich story reminds us that America can be at its best as a melting pot. A page-turner for all the right reasons.”
Julia Ward Howe Honor Award
Sydney Taylor Notable Book
Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
Junior Library Guild Selection
“This rich story reminds us that America can be at its best as a melting pot. A page-turner for all the right reasons.” —VINCE VAWTER, Newbery Honor–winning author of Paperboy
“I love everything about this poignant story, especially the gorgeous prose, which brings to life such an important slice of American history in a way I haven’t seen before. Simply put, this heartfelt book is a masterpiece.”–SHANA BURG, author of A Thousand Never Evers and Laugh with the Moon
“The everyday details of the story guide readers, allowing them to enjoy following Gustave’s entry into the United States and his growth toward appreciating all that’s ahead for him in his new home… . Strong historical content, rich descriptions, and smart subtleties about the links between history and current events.”—School Library Journal
“Readers may gradually start to think of the characters as close friends. … The conflict might feel like it’s happening to people the readers have always known. A sweet book that readers will find sneaks up on them.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Well paced with fully realized characters, this provides a textured look at race, refugees, war, and the process of creating a new life.”–Booklist
Susan Lynn Meyer
Susan Lynn Meyer’s Skating with the Statue of Liberty is the companion to her debut novel, Black Radishes, which won a Sydney Taylor Honor Award and was named a Massachusetts Book Award finalist and a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year. Both books were inspired by stories she grew up hearing about her father’s childhood escape from Nazi-occupied France and his early years in New York City. She lives with her family in Massachusetts and teaches literature and creative writing at Wellesley College.
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