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When the world was ours / Liz Kessler.
Vienna. 1936. Three young friends spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness and that events will soon mean that they are ripped apart from each other as their lives take very different directions... Inspired by a true story, this is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking and shows the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534499652
- ISBN: 1534499652
- ISBN: 9781471198298
- ISBN: 1471198294
- ISBN: 9781534499669
- Physical Description: viii, 337 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Aladdin, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Inspired by a true story"--Cover. Publisher, date of publication and page numbers may vary |
| Target Audience Note: | 12+ years HL630L Lexile Decoding demand: 94 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 90 (very high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.4 9 513443. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Friendship > Juvenile fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Vienna (Austria) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Young adult fiction. Teen fiction. |
Available copies
- 28 of 29 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 29 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | J KESSLER (Text) | 0001002449203 | JUV Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary
When the World Was Ours
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a "brutally honest and totally believable" ( Booklist , starred review) story of three young friends whose fates are intertwined during the devastation of the Holocaust--based on a true story. Three friends. One memory. Vienna. 1936. Three young friends--Leo, Elsa, and Max--spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness and that they will soon be cruelly ripped apart from one another. With their lives taking them across Europe--to Germany, England, Prague, and Poland--will they ever find their way back to one another? Will they want to? Inspired by a true story, When the World Was Ours is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking and that shows how the bonds of love, family, and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times.
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