Hero on a Bicycle, Shirley Hughes
Hero on a Bicycle, Shirley Hughes
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Hero on a Bicycle

Author: Shirley Hughes

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 3 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/23/2013

Synopsis

Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the risk is thrilling.But when he is accosted by Partisans—covert members of the anti-Nazi movement—thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his family are thrust into a terrifying and impossible situation. Finally at the center of the action, Paolo must figure out once and for all whether he has what it takes to truly be a hero.

About Shirley Hughes

Although Shirley Hughes has written and/or illustrated more than fifty children’s books and is one of the best-loved writers for children, Hero on a Bicycle is her first novel. She has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and was named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her distinguished service to children’s literature. In 2007, her picture book Dogger was voted the United Kingdom’s favorite Kate Greenaway Medal–winning book of all time. Shirley Hughes lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miriam on December 20, 2012

I was excited to get this ARC, as I loved reading Hughes' "Alfie" books with my children and was interested to see what she would do with her first novel. The story is set late in World War II just outside of Nazi-occupied Florence, Italy. The heroic family are sympathetic to the Partisans (Babbo is......more

Goodreads review by Daisy May on February 03, 2013

The thing about Shirley Hughes is that she's one of the authors that you think you know. And in a way, you do. When you think Shirley Hughes, you think of things like Dogger, of Alfie, of my Naughty Little Sister and her puckishly naughty face. She's a doyenne of children's literature and for good r......more

Goodreads review by VaultOfBooks on April 14, 2013

By: Shirley Hughes. Grade: A The title, Hero on a Bicycle, actually sounds a little strange when you hear it for the first time. But when I saw the pretty cover of the book, and read the well written and intriguing blurb, I was immediately interested. One, because I love history- especially that of t......more

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