Broken Song, Kathryn Lasky
Broken Song, Kathryn Lasky
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Broken Song

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Narrator: Eve Bianco

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/03/2018

Synopsis

The year is 1897, and gifted violinist Reuven Bloom is fifteen years old. Life for the Jews in Russia is very hard. First Reuven’s best friend is captured to serve in the Tsar’s army, and then his parents and older sister are murdered. Reuven’s dreams of music must be set aside. Now he has only one goal: escape. With his baby sister strapped to his back, Reuven sets off toward an unknown freedom. His journey takes him first across Russia, and then ultimately to America.

About The Author

Award-winning author Kathryn Lasky has written many fiction and nonfiction books for children, including the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series upon which the computer-animated Warner Brothers film "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," is based. Ms. Lasky is also the author of the Newbery Honor Book Sugaring Time. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francisco

This was an amazing book. I had originally gotten this book because it was relatively short (150), but I soon came to realize its complexity. I was up until late reading this book, and I enjoyed every bit of it. The death of Reuven's parents and older sister forced him to grow up and take care of hi......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Good historical fiction. Based on author's grandfather's story. 1890s Russia and Poland (brief ending in America). Describes the persecution and genocide by the Russian government of the Jews. Also some of those Jews' involvement with the beginnings of the communist revolution in Russia. Despite bei......more

Goodreads review by R. G.

Some interesting moments, but poor plotting and I never really attached to the characters.......more

Quotes

An excellent addition to any collection. (School Library Journal)

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