Description - Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
'So heart-rending and familiar, and so brilliantly, unforgettably different.'
- Morris Gleitzman, bestselling author of Once
Emma is a young student about to be drawn into what will become the biggest bank heist in European history: swapping 50 million guilders' worth of forged treasury bonds for real ones - right under the noses of the Nazis. Emma's life - and the lives of thousands, including a little girl named Hanna - hangs in the balance.
Almost seventy years later, Annick discovers something surprising about her family. Her grandmother needs a bone marrow donor but none of her relatives is a match. In fact, they are not even related. Desperate to find a living blood relative, Annick dives into the past, aided by her grandmother's only childhood possession, five copper etchings, and the name of their maker: Emma Bergsma.
In this stranger-than-fiction graphic novel, Maria van Lieshout weaves a tale about family, courage and the power of art. Deeply personal yet universal, Song of a Blackbird sheds light on a remarkable WWII story and sends a powerful message about compassion and resistance.
Perfect for:
- Readers aged 14 and up who are fascinated by the Dutch Resistance during WWII
- Lovers of graphic memoirs such as Maus and Persepolis
- Parents, teachers and librarians seeking texts and perspectives about the Holocaust
- Anyone who has read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
'Song of a Blackbird illustrates, with great tenderness, how the past lives within us. This is essential, illuminating reading.'
- R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder
'Gorgeously illustrated ... a remarkable true wartime story.'
- The Age
'As the younger generations are less connected to the history and sheer devastation of the past, stories like this matter as we can't let them fade away with the passing of a generation.'
- Glam Adelaide
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