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The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

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The Blackbird Girls

Anne Blankman

Penguin Young Readers Group · January 19, 2021 · Paperback – January 19, 2021

Reading lane: Young Adult Fiction / Religious / Jewish

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Who It's For

  • Good for readers who enjoy Young Adult Fiction / Religious / Jewish
  • Good for readers interested in award
  • Good for fans of Historical Fiction

Book Details

  • Authors: Anne Blankman
  • Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
  • Published: January 19, 2021
  • Edition: Paperback – January 19, 2021
  • Themes: History, Historical, Childrens.
  • Reading lane: Religious and Historical.

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  • Young Adult Fiction / Religious / Jewish

    83%
  • Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars

    83%
  • Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Holocaust

    82%

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About This Book

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER A SYDNEY TAYLOR MIDDLE GRADE HONOR BOOK Like Ruta Sepetys for middle grade, Anne Blankman pens a poignant and timeless story of friendship that twines together moments in underexplored history. On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, f...

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NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER A SYDNEY TAYLOR MIDDLE GRADE HONOR BOOK Like Ruta Sepetys for middle grade, Anne Blankman pens a poignant and timeless story of friendship that twines together moments in underexplored history. On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work--Chernobyl--has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who've always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina's estranged grandmother, Rita Grigorievna. In their new lives in Leningrad, they begin to learn what it means to trust another person. Oksana must face the lies her parents told her all her life. Valentina must keep her grandmother's secret, one that could put all their lives in danger. And both of them discover something they've wished for: a best friend. But how far would you go to save your best friend's life? Would you risk your own? Told in alternating perspectives among three girls--Valentina and Oksana in 1986 and Rifka in 1941--this story shows that hatred, intolerance, and oppression are no match for the power of true friendship.

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