Stones in Water, Donna Jo Napoli
Stones in Water, Donna Jo Napoli
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Stones in Water

Author: Donna Jo Napoli

Narrator: Christian Rummel

Unabridged: 5 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/12/2018

Synopsis

When Roberto sneaks off to see a movie in his Italian village, he has no idea that life as he knows it is over. German soldiers raid the theater, round up the boys in the audience, and pack them onto a train. After a terrifying journey, Roberto and his best friend Samuele find themselves in a brutal work camp, where food is scarce and horror is everywhere. The boys vow to stay together no matter what. But Samuele has a dangerous secret, which, if discovered, could get them both killed. Lovers of historical fiction will be captivated by this tragic, triumphant, and deeply moving novel.

About The Author

Donna Jo Napoli is the author of Crazy Jack, The Magic Circle, Stones in Water, and many other books. She is the chairperson of the linguistics department at Swarthmore College.Christian Rummel earned an MFA from the University of Alabama, and has TV and voiceover credits to his name. He has narrated more than 250 audiobooks, including bestsellers from Nelson DeMille and James Patterson. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cami on May 10, 2012

Stones in Water By Donna Jo Napoli I love this book. I went through the last 150 pages without even realizing it, and then I just wanted more. The protagonist, Roberto, is fantastic. Napoli has a real talent for creating life-like characters. Roberto made me want to spend a month in Italy. His boyishn......more

Goodreads review by J.M. on June 05, 2010

I really enjoyed this book. It gave a perspective on WW2 that I hadn't known of before (Germany kidnapping Italian boys and forcing them into work camps). The prose was well-written and the story flowed nicely. I thought it very age-appropriate and would like to read something else by Napoli in the......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on February 04, 2017

There’s a few things I liked about this novel before I even opened it up. First, the cover caught my eye as I was scanning books at the library for inventory last week. The pain and the emptiness that is etched onto his face, the clothing that is fastened onto his body and those shoes, his shoes tha......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on December 20, 2019

Fifth grade readers on my campus have an insatiable appetite for WWII historical fiction and keep books by Alan Gratz, Marsha Skrypuch and others checked out and I must maintain a healthy waiting list for most of them. My search for additional titles that include the atrocities of the war at a level......more

Goodreads review by elissa on June 08, 2017

Good, but not my favorite by Napoli. She also explored the survival theme in NORTH, a book that IS one of my favorites by her. Definitely a little-known subject, though (how Italian boys were kidnapped and forced to work for the Nazis during WWII).......more

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