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When the world was ours  Cover Image Book Book

When the world was ours / Liz Kessler.

Kessler, Liz, (author.).

Summary:

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.
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 -

Summary: 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.

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