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The midnight zoo / Sonya Hartnett.

By: Publication details: Melbourne, Victoria : Penguin Group (Australia), 2014.Description: 186 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780143504887
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.3 23
Summary: "When the Germans attack their Romany encampment during World War II, Andrej and his younger brother, Tomas, flee through a ravaged countryside under cover of darkness, guarding a secret bundle. Their journey leads to a bombed-out town, where the boys discover a hidden wonder: a zoo filled with creatures in need of hope. Like Andrej and Tomas, the animals--wolf and eagle, monkey and bear, lioness and seal, kangaroo and llama-- have stories to share and a mission to reclaim their lives." -- Amazon
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Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Young Adult HAR Available 058227
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Winner of the CBC Book of the Year Awards, Older Readers

"When the Germans attack their Romany encampment during World War II, Andrej and his younger brother, Tomas, flee through a ravaged countryside under cover of darkness, guarding a secret bundle. Their journey leads to a bombed-out town, where the boys discover a hidden wonder: a zoo filled with creatures in need of hope. Like Andrej and Tomas, the animals--wolf and eagle, monkey and bear, lioness and seal, kangaroo and llama-- have stories to share and a mission to reclaim their lives." -- Amazon

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