Beyond The Wall
By (Author) Christa Laird
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox
30th September 2013
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
320
Width 110mm, Height 178mm, Spine 20mm
172g
Set in a Europe torn apart by war and a life under a rule of brutal dictatorship this is real page-turner for teens. An escape route through the sewers of Warsaw Ghetto has led Misha to the partisans on the other side of the wall. Yet as he tried to cheat and beat the Nazi regime, he finds his nerve-racking new existence spiked with as much fear and danger as the past. Misha is playing a deadly game, but the prize is his life...
This story is a true page-turner and is a wonderful way for modern teenagers to learn about what life was like in a Europe torn apart by war and conquered by a brutal dictatorship. * The Historical Novel *
An English author of historical fiction for young people, Christa Laird has been consistently praised for writing moving, thought-provoking works that successfully blend real facts, people, and events with invented characters and situations. Recognized for her thorough research, Laird is noted for including an abundance of accurate information about the periods she depicts as well as prefaces and postscripts that provide further resources.