Book Descriptions
for Fire in the Hills by Donna Jo Napoli
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Presented annually at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, this award pro motes the best books in terms of graphic and editorial design. In 2010, along with Fiction, Nonfiction, and New Horizons categories, a new category called Opera Prima, honoring the works of new authors and illustrators, was introduced.
Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children's Books. © USBBY, 2011. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Beneath the haunting shadows of war-torn Italy, a courageous young boy fights for freedom, family, and the power to rewrite his destiny.
“This well-written book grips the reader from the beginning and on through Roberto’s adventure.”—VOYA
It’s been two years since German soldiers kidnapped Roberto from his home in Venice and forced him to work in a labor camp in eastern Europe. He’s escaped and finally made his way back to Italy; but he’s not quite home yet. Roberto must navigate his way through intense battles and avoid the Nazis and Fascist Italian collaborators who would throw him back into a labor camp—or kill him.
Roberto is desperate to get home, to his family and to the safety of the life he left behind. But how can he turn his back on the war while so many people are suffering? With the help of a woman who calls herself Volpe Rossa—Red Fox—Roberto joins the resistance movement. Together, they smuggle guns and secret information to the rebel fighters. Every mission takes Roberto closer to Venice—closer to safety—but every mission is even more dangerous than the last. Will Roberto survive and make his way home?
“This well-written book grips the reader from the beginning and on through Roberto’s adventure.”—VOYA
It’s been two years since German soldiers kidnapped Roberto from his home in Venice and forced him to work in a labor camp in eastern Europe. He’s escaped and finally made his way back to Italy; but he’s not quite home yet. Roberto must navigate his way through intense battles and avoid the Nazis and Fascist Italian collaborators who would throw him back into a labor camp—or kill him.
Roberto is desperate to get home, to his family and to the safety of the life he left behind. But how can he turn his back on the war while so many people are suffering? With the help of a woman who calls herself Volpe Rossa—Red Fox—Roberto joins the resistance movement. Together, they smuggle guns and secret information to the rebel fighters. Every mission takes Roberto closer to Venice—closer to safety—but every mission is even more dangerous than the last. Will Roberto survive and make his way home?
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
