Bibliograph

Hero on a bicycle, Shirley Hughes

Type

Label

Hero on a bicycle, Shirley Hughes

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

880L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Hero on a bicycle

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

841482356

Responsibility statement

Shirley Hughes

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.0, 6, 6, 158197

Summary

In her first novel, beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things. Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though--and neither have thirteen-year-old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings--with only a bicycle to help them--do against a whole army? Middle-grade fans of history and adventure will be riveted by the action and the vividly evoked tension of World War II

Target audience

juvenile

Classification