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Title The midnight zoo / Sonya Hartnett ; illustrated by Andrea Offermann.
Publisher Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, [2011]
Copyright ©2011.
Description 217 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition First U.S. edition.


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 PJ-Children's Library  J HARTNETT Nearby on shelf  30644002178811 02-19-22  AVAILABLE
Note "Winner of the 2008 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award" - Cover.
NOTE Accelerated Reader MG+ 6.3 6 146289
Summary Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
Audience 990L Lexile
Subject Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Romanies -- Juvenile fiction.
Zoo animals -- Juvenile fiction.
Zoos -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Add'l Names Offermann, Andrea, illustrator.
ISBN 9780763653392
076365339X