Fire in the Hills
- ISBN-10
- 1440662959
- ISBN-13
- 9781440662959
- Series
- Fire in the Hills
- Category
- Young Adult Fiction
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-10-16
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Donna Jo Napoli
Description
It?s been two years since fifteen-year-old Roberto was kidnapped and forced to work in a German labor camp. After finally escaping, he?s made his way back to Italy. Roberto is desperate to return to the safety of his family, but how can he turn his back on the war while so many people are suffering? Roberto joins the resistance movement, and smuggles guns and secret information to rebel fighters. Every mission takes him closer to home, but every mission is even more dangerous than the last. Will Roberto survive and make his way home?
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- 2012
- 343 pages
- Paperback
- University of Canterbury
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