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The Silver Sword (Random House Modern Classics)

The Silver Sword (Random House Modern Classics)

by IanSerraillier (Author)

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    Hardcover 1995

    $3.44

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    Paperback 2003

    $10.09
Synopsis

The night the Nazis come to take their mother away, three children escape in a terrifying scramble across the rooftops. Alone in the chaos of Warsaw, they have to learn to survive on their own.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 05 Oct 1995
ISBN 10: 0099503816
ISBN 13: 9780099503811

Author Bio
IAN SERRAILLIER was born in London in 1912, the eldest of four children. When he was only six years old, Ian's father died, and as his mother was often not very well, he looked after his younger siblings, especially during their long summer holidays in Switzerland. After university, he became a teacher and a writer. When the Second World War broke out, Ian refused to fight, because he believed it is wrong ever to kill another person. Many people who believed this were sent to prison, but fortunately Ian was allowed to continue to teach. After the war, the newspapers were full of pictures of the ruined cities of Europe, and the children who had been orphaned or made homeless by the war. Ian was determined to tell their story. Ruth, Edek, Jan and Bronia are all based on real children, and even the silver sword paper knife was real. Ian Serraillier wrote many children's books but The Silver Sword is his most famous and most beloved, and it has never been out of print.