Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story
Contributor(s): Fagan, Cary (Author), Mariano, Enzo Lord (Illustrator)

View larger image

ISBN: 1771473231     ISBN-13: 9781771473231
Publisher: Owlkids
Retail: $18.95OUR PRICE: $13.83  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $12.70   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $12.13   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2020
Qty:
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Historical
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2019956184
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 450
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.1" W x 11.1" L (1.30 lbs) 56 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
This is the story of one refugee family's harrowing journey, based on author Cary Fagan's own family history. The graphic novel follows a young Jewish boy, Maurice, and his family as they flee their home in Belgium during the Second World War. They travel by train to Paris, through Spain to Portugal, and finally across the ocean to Jamaica, where they settle in an internment camp.

All the while, Maurice is intent on continuing his education and growing up to be a lawyer. He overcomes obstacles to find a professor to study with, works toward a high school diploma while in the camp, and is ultimately accepted to university in Canada. His English dictionary becomes a beloved tool and beacon of hope through the danger and turmoil of the family's migration.

Moments of lightness and humor balance the darkness in this powerful story of one refugee family's courage and resilience, and of the dictionary that came to represent their freedom.

 
Customers who bought this item also bought...

World War II, 1939-1945
The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story
One Million Lost
You Can't Have My Planet
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
Sparks, Shocks, and Secrets
Kevin Harvick
Monsters of the Gods
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!