kmdahlgran's review
4.0
Very well done! This book offers a look at WW II from a teenage boy living in Leningrad. It’s a perspective I had never considered before.
theblessedeveryday's review
4.0
Pre-read this as as it’s an independent reader in my daughter’s curriculum. Details Russia’s involvement in Word War II and the struggles in Leningrad/St Petersburg as the Germans approached. Reading level is not too difficult, but subject matter is heavy, with lots of death and suffering. The story also ends quite abruptly. A good story though for middle-grade readers for a setting not often appearing in children’s literature.
mimima's review
4.0
More believable storyline than the previous one, a good exploration of, and explanation of, the Siege of Leningrad.
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