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Milkweed


Readers Circle

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 272

Published: 2011

Great for age 7-17 years

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This is the true story of Jews and Gypsies in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. But it is also the story of a street orphan who survives on quick thinking schemes to find food: who believes in bread, mothers and angels. A tragic but beautiful account through the eyes of the innocent.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Random House Readers Circle, Readers Circle .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2011 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jerry Spinelli has won the Newbery Medal for children's literature. He lives in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

 

This book is in the following series:

Random House Readers Circle

Readers Circle

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Iowa Teen Award - Grades 8-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 8-12 category of the Iowa Teen Award.

Ala Award - Best YA
This book was recognised in the Best YA category of the Ala Award.

Carolyn W Field Award
This book was recognised by the Carolyn W Field Award.

Virginia Readers Choice Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Golden Kite Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category of the Golden Kite Award.

Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Golden Kite - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Golden Kite.

Sydney Taylor Book Award - Older Readers
This book was recognised in the Older Readers category by the Sydney Taylor Book Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Iowa Teen Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa Teen Award.