Too young for the army, one boy takes saving the city into his own hands. The Russian city of Leningrad is darkening with winter and war, and Georgi's family prepares for the worst. His sister, Marya, packs up the great artwork at the Hermitage museum for safekeeping, and their mother tends to the wounded soldiers. But at fourteen years old, Georgi is too young to join the army, and he wonders how he can possibly help his friends and family. As the city slowly starves from lack of food and hope, Georgi knows he can help his people survive, but he must face dangers as real as the battles on the front lines.
American poet, novelist, and short-story writer for children.
(Polish) Amerykańska autorka bestsellerów dla dzieci i młodzieży. W 2000 roku zdobyła National Book Award, najbardziej prestiżową amerykańską nagrodę literacką, właśnie za "Bezdomnego ptaka". Whelan pisze powieści historyczne, z których wiele rozgrywa się w egzotycznej scenerii (komunistyczna Rosja, Wietnam). Mieszka z mężem w lasach nad jeziorem Michigan.
I began making up stories before I could write...
