Name: The Little Riders
ISBN: 9780688124991

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

A Wartime Adventure

A short, moving classic pairs wartime danger with the enchantment of a village clock.

Come here for

A young reader’s fierce affection for twelve tiny clock riders
An adventure shaped by courage and care

Expect

A compact story set in occupied Holland
A fit for independent reading or reading aloud

Book Details

Authors: Margaretha Shemin
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: April 21, 1993
Format: Paperback
Theme: Holocaust Stories · Historical Europe
Reading lane: Holocaust Stories

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Survival Stories
Pirate Adventures
The Classics
Girls & Young Women

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Historical Europe
Holocaust Stories
Wars & Military History
Funny Stories

About This Book

This short classic novel set during World War II is an exciting, moving adventure story. "Take care of the little riders," says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village And Johanna does. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hour from the clock on the ancient church tower. She would do anything to protect them, anything. And on night she risks her life to prove it...

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This short classic novel set during World War II is an exciting, moving adventure story. "Take care of the little riders," says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village And Johanna does. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hour from the clock on the ancient church tower. She would do anything to protect them, anything. And on night she risks her life to prove it. Set during the Second World War when the German army occupied Holland, The Little Riders is a good fit for young independent readers as well as for reading aloud.