For freedom
the story of a French spy
Readers rate it 4.0 (1 on Hardcover)
181 pages · Released 2003 · Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books
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This is a well-regarded historical fiction based on a true story of a French teenager in the Resistance during WWII. While it contains the serious themes of war, occupation, and danger inherent to the subject matter, violence is not graphic or dwelled upon. The book emphasizes courage, resilience, and moral choice, making it appropriate for mature upper-elementary and middle-grade readers with interest in history or coming-of-age stories.
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A teenager transforms from a schoolgirl to a spy in this true story of heroism in wartime.Suzanne David's everyday life is suddenly shattered in 1940 when a bomb drops on the main square of her hometown, the city of Cherbourg, France, killing a pregnant neighbor right in front of her. Until then the war had seemed far... A teenager transforms from a schoolgirl to a spy in this true story of heroism in wartime.Suzanne David's everyday life is suddenly shattered in 1940 when a bomb drops on the main square of her hometown, the city of Cherbourg, France, killing a pregnant neighbor right in front of her. Until then the war had seemed far away, not something that would touch her or her teenage friends. Now Suzanne's family is kicked out onto the street as German soldiers take over their house as a barracks.Suzanne clings to the one thing she really loves--singing. Her voice is so amazing that she is training to become an opera singer. As Suzanne travels around for rehearsals, cosume fittings, or lessons, she learns more about what the Nazis are doing and about the people who are "disappearing." Her travels are noticed by someone else, an organizer of the French Resistance. Soon Suzanne is a secret courier, a spy fighting for France and risking her own life for freedom.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Fiction
- History
- Juvenile fiction
- Singing
- Spies
- Underground movements
- World War, 1939-1945
- Children's fiction
- World war, 1939-1945, fiction
- Singing, fiction
- Spies, fiction
- France, history, german occupation, 1940-1945, fiction
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ISBN 9780385900874 · Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books