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Available
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PB Fis
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Publication
Scholastic Inc. (1948), Edition: 2nd Printing, 288 pages
Description
While visiting his uncle in the mountains of France shortly after World War II, Johnny stumbles upon an evil plot being hatched by a fugitive Nazi spy.
Awards
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1947)
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Original publication date
1946
Physical description
288 p.; 7.4 inches
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LibraryThing member electrascaife
A young boy from Wyoming breaks his leg and falls into a kind of depression because of it. To help him break out of his feelings of helplessness, his parents decide to take him to France (this is just after WWII and his father is still stationed there). He stays for the summer with his uncle in the
This is a pretty fun one, really. There's suspense and mystery in the story about the Nazi, but the best bit is that John learns some French, bit by bit, throughout the book, and so can young readers right along with him, so that by the end they can read the letter John writes to his mother, in simple and understandable French. Pretty cool.
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south of France, helps him build a glider airplane, and gets mixed up with a Nazi in hiding looking for buried treasure. This is a pretty fun one, really. There's suspense and mystery in the story about the Nazi, but the best bit is that John learns some French, bit by bit, throughout the book, and so can young readers right along with him, so that by the end they can read the letter John writes to his mother, in simple and understandable French. Pretty cool.
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Pages
288