Milkweed: a novel
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
208 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
510L
Rating:
510L
Status:
East Hampton Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC SPI

Description

He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham -- He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi some day, with tall shiny jackboots and a gleaming Eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind. When the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780375861475, 0375813748, 0375913742
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3.6, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
510

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Target Audience
510L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,3.6,7,71828

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APA Citation (style guide)

Spinelli, J. (2003). Milkweed: a novel. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Spinelli, Jerry. 2003. Milkweed: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Spinelli, Jerry, Milkweed: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

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