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Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan, who treasures a paperknife - a silver sword - which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war.

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One of the great and enduring tales of survival, courage and hope. Ian Serrailler tells this extraordinary wartime story simply and directly, so that we feel the full force of its truth -- Michael Morpurgo
As a child I was tremendously moved by Ian Serrailer's The Silver Sword; the combination of childhood heroism in a bleak and horrific environment left me with many questions about the dichotomy of good and evil, as well as the importance of loyal friendship -- John Boyne
One of the most exciting books I've read for a long while * Daily Telegraph *
Old-fashioned storytelling about courage at its best * The Times *
One of the most remarkable children's books since 1945 -- Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

The Silver Sword

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9780099572855, 978-0099572855
      ISBN10: 0099572850
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan, who treasures a paperknife - a silver sword - which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war.

      Trade Review
      One of the great and enduring tales of survival, courage and hope. Ian Serrailler tells this extraordinary wartime story simply and directly, so that we feel the full force of its truth -- Michael Morpurgo
      As a child I was tremendously moved by Ian Serrailer's The Silver Sword; the combination of childhood heroism in a bleak and horrific environment left me with many questions about the dichotomy of good and evil, as well as the importance of loyal friendship -- John Boyne
      One of the most exciting books I've read for a long while * Daily Telegraph *
      Old-fashioned storytelling about courage at its best * The Times *
      One of the most remarkable children's books since 1945 -- Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

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