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008    190911s2019    oncab         000 1 eng d 
020    9781773061740|q(hardcover) 
020    1773061747|q(hardcover) 
040    OClCo|beng|erda|cOClCo|dUtOrBLW 
092    |fJ|aRAVEL 
100 1  Ravel, Edeet,|eauthor. 
245 12 A boy is not a bird /|cEdeet Ravel ; illustrations by Pam 
       Comeau ; map by Mary Rostad. 
264  1 Toronto :|bGroundwood Books / House of Anansi Press,
       |c[2019] 
300    229 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c20 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    740L Lexile 
520    "In 1941, life in Natts small town of Zastavna is 
       comfortable and familiar, even if the grownups are acting 
       strange, and his parents treat him like a baby. Natt knows
       theres a war on, of course, but hes glad their family 
       didnt emigrate to Canada when they had a chance. His 
       mother didnt want to leave their home, and neither did he.
       He especially wouldnt want to leave his best friend, Max. 
       Max is the ideas guy, and he hears whats going on in the 
       world from his older sisters. Together the boys are two 
       brave musketeers. Then one day Natt goes home and finds 
       his family huddled around the radio. The Russians are 
       taking over. The churches and synagogues will close, 
       Hebrew school will be held in secret, and there are tanks 
       and soldiers in the street. But its exciting, too. Natt 
       wants to become a Young Pioneer, to show outstanding 
       revolutionary spirit and make their new leader, Comrade 
       Stalin, proud. But life under the Russians is hard. The 
       soldiers are poor. They eat up all the food and they even 
       take over Natts house. Then Natts father is arrested, and 
       even Natt is detained and questioned. He feels like a 
       nomad, sleeping at other peoples houses while his mother 
       works to free his father. As the adults try to protect him
       from the reality of their situation, and local authorities
       begin to round up deportees bound for Siberia, Natt is 
       filled with a sense of guilt and grief."--Amazon.com. 
521 8  740L|bLexile 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|vJuvenile fiction. 
650  0 Boys|vJuvenile fiction. 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
700 1  Comeau, Pam,|eillustrator. 
700 1  Rostad, Map,|eillustrator.