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Shadow on the Mountain
Contributor(s): Preus, Margi (Author)

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ISBN: 1419704249     ISBN-13: 9781419704246
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
OUR PRICE: $15.26  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2012015623
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.27" H x 5.83" W x 8.53" L (0.97 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Scandinavian
- Chronological Period - 1940's
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2016
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2015
Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee, Teen, 2016
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2014
Minnesota Book Award, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2013
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2012
Booklist 09/01/2012 pg. 118
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2012 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 10/01/2012 pg. 148
Publishers Weekly 10/22/2012
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 105
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2012
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 114 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 09/01/2012
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 153610
Reading Level: 5.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Shadow on the Mountain recounts the adventures of a 14-year-old Norwegian boy named Espen during World War II. After Nazi Germany invades and occupies Norway, Espen and his friends are swept up in the Norwegian resistance movement. Espen gets his start by delivering illegal newspapers, then graduates to the role of courier and finally becomes a spy, dodging the Gestapo along the way. During five years under the Nazi regime, he gains--and loses--friends, falls in love, and makes one small mistake that threatens to catch up with him as he sets out to escape on skis over the mountains to Sweden.
Preus incorporates archival photographs, maps, and other images to tell this story based on the real-life adventures of Norwegian Erling Storrusten, whom Preus interviewed in Norway.

Praise for Shadow on the Mountain
STARRED REVIEWS
"Newbery Honor winner Preus infuses the story with the good-natured humor of a largely unified, peace-loving people trying to keep their sanity in a world gone awry. Based on a true story, the narrative is woven with lively enough daily historical detail to inspire older middle-grade readers to want to learn more about the Resistance movement and imitate Espen's adventures."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This engrossing offering sheds light on the Norwegians' courage during World War II. Preus masterfully weds a story of friendship with the complications faced by 14-year-old Espen and his friends as Nazi restrictions and atrocities become part of their everyday lives...This is at once a spy thriller, a coming-of-age story, and a chronicle of escalating bravery. Multidimensional characters fill this gripping tale that keeps readers riveted to the end."
--School Library Journal, starred review

"A closely researched historical novel... relates this wartime tale with intelligence and humor...Ms. Preus deftly uses together historical fact (Espen is based on a real-life spy) and elements of Norwegian culture to conjure a time and place not so terribly long ago."
--The Wall Street Journal

"Margi Preus, who won a Newbery honor for Heart of a Samurai, returns with another riveting work of historical fiction... This fine novel, which includes an author's note, a timeline, a bibliography and even a recipe for invisible ink, is based on extensive research... The result is an authentic coming-of-age story, perfect for readers fascinated by the diary of Anne Frank or Lois Lowry's classic, Number the Stars."
--BookPage

"The final chapters, which chronicle Espen's dramatic escape to Sweden--days and nights of mountain skiing, Nazis in hot pursuit--take the book into adventure-thriller territory without losing the humanity that characterizes Preus's account."
--The Horn Book Magazine

"Preus makes crystal clear the life imperiling risks that Espen undertakes and the danger to his family."
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"As readers understand the risks that Espen took, they will want to learn more about this period. That Espen escaped to Sweden by traveling at night on skis with five different guides should intrigue them."
--Library Media Connection

Awards
VOYA Top Shelf for Middle School Readers 2012 list
2013 Notable Books for a Global Society
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award


Contributor Bio(s): Preus, Margi: - Margi Preus is the author of West of the Moon, Shadow on the Mountain, and Heart of a Samurai, which was a Newbery Honor book. She also writes for a variety of theater companies. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.
 
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