Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief
By Katrina Nannestad
Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old ...
Wood splinters and Mama screams and the nearest soldier seizes her roughly by the arms. My sister pokes her bruised face out from beneath the table and shouts, 'Run, Sasha! Run!'
So I run. I run like a rabbit.
It's spring, 1942. The sky is blue, the air is warm and sweet with the scent of flowers.
And then everything is gone.
The flowers, the proud geese, the pretty wooden houses, the friendly neighbours. Only Sasha remains.
But one small boy, alone in war-torn Russia, cannot survive.
One small boy without a family cannot survive.
One small boy without his home cannot survive.
What that small boy needs is an army.
From the award-winning author of We Are Wolves comes the story of a young boy who becomes a soldier at six, fighting in the only way he can -- with love. But is love ever enough when the world is at war?
AWARDS
Honour Book - CBCA 2022 (Younger Reader's Book of the Year)
Winner - The Indie Book Awards 2022 (Children's)
Winner - ABA Bookseller's Choice 2022 Book of the Year Awards (Children's)
Winner - ARA Historical Novel Award 2022 (Children and Young Adult)
Shortlisted - ABIAs 2022 (Book of the Year for Younger Children)
By Katrina Nannestad
Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old ...
Wood splinters and Mama screams and the nearest soldier seizes her roughly by the arms. My sister pokes her bruised face out from beneath the table and shouts, 'Run, Sasha! Run!'
So I run. I run like a rabbit.
It's spring, 1942. The sky is blue, the air is warm and sweet with the scent of flowers.
And then everything is gone.
The flowers, the proud geese, the pretty wooden houses, the friendly neighbours. Only Sasha remains.
But one small boy, alone in war-torn Russia, cannot survive.
One small boy without a family cannot survive.
One small boy without his home cannot survive.
What that small boy needs is an army.
From the award-winning author of We Are Wolves comes the story of a young boy who becomes a soldier at six, fighting in the only way he can -- with love. But is love ever enough when the world is at war?
AWARDS
Honour Book - CBCA 2022 (Younger Reader's Book of the Year)
Winner - The Indie Book Awards 2022 (Children's)
Winner - ABA Bookseller's Choice 2022 Book of the Year Awards (Children's)
Winner - ARA Historical Novel Award 2022 (Children and Young Adult)
Shortlisted - ABIAs 2022 (Book of the Year for Younger Children)
By Katrina Nannestad
Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old ...
Wood splinters and Mama screams and the nearest soldier seizes her roughly by the arms. My sister pokes her bruised face out from beneath the table and shouts, 'Run, Sasha! Run!'
So I run. I run like a rabbit.
It's spring, 1942. The sky is blue, the air is warm and sweet with the scent of flowers.
And then everything is gone.
The flowers, the proud geese, the pretty wooden houses, the friendly neighbours. Only Sasha remains.
But one small boy, alone in war-torn Russia, cannot survive.
One small boy without a family cannot survive.
One small boy without his home cannot survive.
What that small boy needs is an army.
From the award-winning author of We Are Wolves comes the story of a young boy who becomes a soldier at six, fighting in the only way he can -- with love. But is love ever enough when the world is at war?
AWARDS
Honour Book - CBCA 2022 (Younger Reader's Book of the Year)
Winner - The Indie Book Awards 2022 (Children's)
Winner - ABA Bookseller's Choice 2022 Book of the Year Awards (Children's)
Winner - ARA Historical Novel Award 2022 (Children and Young Adult)
Shortlisted - ABIAs 2022 (Book of the Year for Younger Children)
“This is a heartfelt story of a young boy orphaned during the war in the wake of the Nazi advance into his Russian village. This amazing story of bravery has been inspired by the true story of Sergey Aleshkov who was the youngest soldier to take part in World War II, (referred to as the Great Patriotic War in USSR).
Told through a series of recollections, we discover the circumstances of his escape from the soldiers who completely razed his town to the kindness shown to him along his arduous journey.”
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Format: Hardback
Dimensions: 16.0cm x 22.0cm
Pages: 320
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ISBN: 9780733341465
Publisher: Harper Collins Publisher (Imprint: ABC Books)
Release Date: 27 October 2021
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Author: Katrina Nannestad
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Older Primary (9+yrs)
Junior Secondary (12+yrs)
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CONFLICT & CRISIS
war, conflict, battle, loyalty, hardship, loss, grief, power, family
