From Roseanne's site (the flap copy) :
The author of Heart of a Shepherd offers another sensitive portrayal of military families, this time stationed abroad, in the city of Berlin at that historic time just after the Wall came down.
When 13-year-old Jody and her friends save a badly beaten Russian soldier from drowning, they put into motion a chain of events that will take them from Berlin to Paris and straight into danger. Jody must quickly learn to trust herself, because in the time directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the border between friend and enemy is not as clear as it once was.
Award-winning author of Heart of a Shepherd Rosanne Parry offers a fast-paced, coming-of-age story filled with adventure, music, friendship, and intrigue.
You will _not_ be disappointed. If you have a middle grade or teen reader, in fact. Historical. Action packed. Coming of Age. Believable...well :) the list goes on! And look at that cover. It draws kids in.
Thanks to Shannon Whitney Messenger for leading the Marvelous Middle Grade Monday charge! And ( list from Shannon's website), even more taking part.
-Shannon O'Donnell always has an awesome MMGM recommendation. Click HERE to see what she's featuring this week.
-Sherrie Peterson has an interview with author Roland Smith and a GIVEAWAY! Click HERE for details.
-Joanne Fritz is featuring THE LEMONADE CRIME. Click HERE to read her review.
-Aly Beecher is featuring HORTON HALFPOTT. Click HERE to see what she says.
-Myrna Foster is featuring ELLA ENCHANTED (one of my favorites!!!). ClickHERE to read her thoughts.
-Myrna Foster is featuring ELLA ENCHANTED (one of my favorites!!!). ClickHERE to read her thoughts.
-And Barbara Watson makes her MMGM debut. Click HERE to see her review of THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG. "
Middle Grade ROCKS! And if you don't get enough reading the above posts, head over to FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MIDDLE GRADE AUTHORS and/ or the newest blog on the block SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE (middle grade authors featuring their books and their journeys...just all around good reading for readers and sharers of middle grade and those of us who write it, as well!)
Great review, Deb. I linked to your post from my blog.
ReplyDeleteThe Hound of Rowan gets better with each book. Book 3 was epic!! :-)
Thanks on The Hound of Rowan, Shannon...YAY for my Kindle, I am going to load up book three, too...
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the link back! Happy Monday
Great pick. History and action, I crave these things.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds fascinating. I've never seen a kids' book about the fall of the Berlin Wall. I'll definitely have to read this. My sister and b-i-l lived in Berlin for 4 years and I remember visiting before the wall came down.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the linkage.
This looks really interesting. Thanks for the review! I've never seen it before.
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