When the World Was Ours
When the World Was Ours
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When the World Was Ours

Written by Liz Kessler
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10 - 13
Reading age
352
Page count
184
Words per page
630L
Lexile measure
May 18, 2021
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a “brutally honest and totally believable” (Booklist, starred review) story of three young friends whose fates are intertwined during the devastation of the Holocaust–based on a true story. Three friends. One memory. Vienna. 1936. Three young friends–Leo, Elsa, and Max–spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness and that they will soon be cruelly ripped apart from one another. With their lives taking them across Europe–to Germany, England, Prague, and Poland–will they ever find their way back to one another? Will they want to? Inspired by a true story, When the World Was Ours is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking and that shows how the bonds of love, family, and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781534499652
    Publication Date
    May 18, 2021
    Publisher
    Aladdin Paperbacks
    Page Count
    352
    Words Per Page
    184
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 13 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020949941
    Lexile® Level
    630L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    9
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    513443
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG+

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