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Anna and the Swallow Man

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Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel that tells a new WW2 story. Krakow, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. And Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father and suddenly, she's alone. Then she meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall. And like Anna's missing father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird.

When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgement, make a friend.

But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous . . .

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Product Details
The Bodley Head Ltd
178230052X / 9781782300526
Hardback
813.6
28/01/2016
United Kingdom
English
232 pages
23 cm
Children's (6-12) Learn More
Quiz No: 231099, Points 10.00, Book Level 7.10,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More