The Little Riders

by Margaretha Shemin

Other authorsPeter Spier (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Tags

Historical Fiction, Netherlands, WWII, Nazi, Grade 3-5, HmSch, Beautiful Feet 9-12, Sonlight 2-4, Core C, F1940

Genres

Publication

HarperCollins (1993), Edition: Illustrated, 80 pages

Description

An American girl living in Nazi-occupied Holland resents the presence of a German soldier quartered in her grandparents' home until the night she tries to hide part of the town's treasured clock mechanism.

Subjects

Netherlands Fiction. German Occupation, 1940-1945
Netherlands History German Occupation, 1940-1945 Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 Netherlands Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 Netherlands Juvenile fiction

Awards

Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1994)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

80 p.; 7.63 inches

ISBN

0688124992 / 9780688124991

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