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Hughes, Shirley

Hero on a Bicycle

213 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6037-6 $15.99
(2) 4-6 In her first novel, picture-book veteran Hughes tells a story of 1940s wartime. While thirteen-year-old Paolo finds respite in his bicycle rides through German-occupied Florence, he hopes that they might also be his ticket of admission to the resistance activities of the partisans--including his father--hidden around the city. The sense of danger is everywhere, allying us with the characters' efforts to survive and subvert their conquerors.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2013

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