The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett Paperback Book

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Author: Sonya Hartnett

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Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Published: Dec 1969

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Historical - Europe

Retail Price: $8.99

Ages: 10 - 14

Pages: 224

Synopsis

Master storyteller Sonya Hartnett crafts a magical and moving fable about war and redemption . . . and what it means to be free.

When the Germans attack their Romany encampment during World War II, Andrej and his younger brother, Tomas, flee through a ravaged countryside under cover of darkness, guarding a secret bundle. Their journey leads to a bombed-out town, where the boys discover a hidden wonder: a zoo filled with creatures in need of hope. Like Andrej and Tomas, the animals—wolf and eagle, monkey and bear, lioness and seal, kangaroo and llama— have stories to share and a mission to reclaim their lives.

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