The Secret of the Village Fool (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781926920757)

Milek and his brother Munio live in a sleepy village in Poland, where nothing exciting seems to happen. They reluctantly do as their mother asks when she asks them to visit their neighbor Anton, knowing that the rest of the village laughs at him because of his strange habits of speaking to animals and only eating vegetables. Things change quickly when war comes to their town in the form of Nazi soldiers searching for Jewish families like that of Milek and Munio. Anton refuses to tell the soldiers where to find them, and then goes so far as to hide the family in his own home, putting his life at risk without a thought. Based on a true story.

Author: Rebecca Upjohn
ISBN-10: 1926920759
ISBN-13: 9781926920757
Publisher: Second Story Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2012
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154347 / Secret of the Village Fool


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 169
Publishers Weekly 09/17/2012
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 180 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed