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The Resource A bag of marbles, based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo ; adapted by Kris ; illustrated by Vincent Bailly ; translated by Edward Gauvin

A bag of marbles, based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo ; adapted by Kris ; illustrated by Vincent Bailly ; translated by Edward Gauvin

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In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbership. This is the day that will changes their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. If they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish. The boys travel by train, ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities. Based on an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo and adapted with the author's input, this true story offers a harrowing but inspiring glimpse of a childhood cut short. --
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
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Edition
First American edition.
Extent
126 pages
Isbn
9781467707008
Instance
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A bag of marbles
Title
A bag of marbles
Statement of responsibility
based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo ; adapted by Kris ; illustrated by Vincent Bailly ; translated by Edward Gauvin
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Translator
Subject
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father's barbership. This is the day that will changes their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family's safety, the boys' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. If they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish. The boys travel by train, ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities. Based on an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo and adapted with the author's input, this true story offers a harrowing but inspiring glimpse of a childhood cut short. --
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1972-
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Kris
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • GN390L
  • Decoding: 5 (very hard)
  • Vocabulary: 5 (very hard)
  • Sentences: 4 (hard)
  • Patterns: 5 (very hard)
Intended audience source
  • lexile
  • Lexile
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Reading level
  • 3.3.
  • 2.8
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Bailly, Vincent
  • Gauvin, Edward
  • Joffo, Joseph
Study program name
  • Reading Counts RC
  • Accelerated Reader AR
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  • Joffo, Joseph
  • Joffo, Maurice
  • Joffo, Joseph
  • Joffo, Maurice
  • Joffo, Joseph
  • Joffo, Maurice
  • Joffo, Joseph
  • Joffo, Maurice
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Graphic novels
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Jews
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • France
  • Holocauste, 1939-1945
  • France
  • Comic books, strips, etc
  • Jews
  • Holocaust, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • France
Target audience
adolescent
Label
A bag of marbles, based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo ; adapted by Kris ; illustrated by Vincent Bailly ; translated by Edward Gauvin
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
851347225
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
126 pages
Isbn
9781467707008
Lccn
2013002284
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)851347225
Label
A bag of marbles, based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo ; adapted by Kris ; illustrated by Vincent Bailly ; translated by Edward Gauvin
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
851347225
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
126 pages
Isbn
9781467707008
Lccn
2013002284
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)851347225

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