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Breaking Stalin's nose / written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin.

Yelchin, Eugene, (author.).

Summary:

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780805092165
  • ISBN: 9780329926236
  • ISBN: 0805092161
  • ISBN: 0329926233
  • Physical Description: 140 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, 2011.

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2012
School Library Journal, August 2011
Horn Book Starred, September 2011
Publisher's Weekly, August 2011
Booklist, October 2011
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2011
Kirkus Review, August 2011
Library Media Connection, January 2012
Newbery Medal/Honor
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.)
School Library Journal
Target Audience Note:
5.7 Follett Library Resources
5-8 Follett Library Resources
5-8
670L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 2 146486
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 2 146486.
Awards Note:
Newbery Medal/Honor, 2012
Subject: Communism > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile fiction.
Communism > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Political persecution > Soviet Union > Juvenile fiction.
Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953 > Juvenile fiction.
Soviet Union > History > Juvenile fiction.
Russia > History > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

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  • 42 of 44 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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