The day the world stopped turning
(Book)
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Author
Published
New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Status
Port Angeles - J Fiction
J MORPURG Mich
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J MORPURG Mich
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Clallam Bay - J Fiction
J MORPURG Mich
1 available
J MORPURG Mich
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autistic children -- Juvenile fiction.
Camargue (France) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Flamingos -- Juvenile fiction.
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical -- Juvenile fiction.
Hope -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction.
Romanies -- Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction.
War fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Juvenile fiction.
Camargue (France) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Flamingos -- Juvenile fiction.
France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical -- Juvenile fiction.
Hope -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction.
Romanies -- Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction.
War fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Juvenile fiction.
More Details
Published
New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Notes
General Note
First published in 2018 in Great Britain as Flamingo Boy by HarperCollins Children's Books.
Description
In the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2, a young autistic boy lives on his parents' farm among the salt flats and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn't understand, but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine and music too; every week he goes to market with his mother, to ride his special horse on the town carousel. But then the Germans come, with their guns, and take the town. A soldier shoots a flamingo from the sky and it falls to earth terribly injured. And even worse is to come: the carousel is damaged, the horses broken. For this vulnerable boy, everything is falling apart. Only there's a kind sergeant among the Germans -- a man with a young boy of his own at home, a man who trained as a carpenter. Between them, perhaps boy and man can mend what has been broken -- and maybe even the whole town.
Target Audience
Ages 8+.