Stolen by night / Steve Watkins.

Title :

Stolen by night

Author:

Watkins, Steve, 1954-

Format:

Books

Summary:

"On May 10, 1940, the Nazis begin their march across Europe, and within weeks, France has fallen. At first, Nicolette's world seems more or less the same despite the occupation. But as the months pass, the Third Reich tightens its hold on France and it becomes clear just what is at stake. Nicolette is drawn into a growing resistance movement, determined to do her part to fight back. It's a deadly secret she'll have to keep from everyone, including her family. Nicolette's own father works for local law enforcement, which is now under Nazi control, and who knows what might happen if anyone found out she joined the Resistance. But as Hitler's empire grows, no one can escape the horrors of war. Including Nicolette. One night, she vanishes without a trace, taken from the street by Nazi soldiers and declared an enemy of the state. Soon, Nicolette finds herself confronting the very heart of Hitler's plans, bearing witness not just to the atrocities, but also to the courage, bravery, and hope that can emerge in even the darkest times. And it is in these small but powerful moments that Nicolette realizes her greatest weapon against the Nazis: to live, so she can tell the world the truth of what happened. But can one girl survive what was designed to destroy so many?" --

Language:

English

Audience:

Ages 12 Scholastic Inc.

ISBN - ISSN:

9781338306071

1338306073

9781339036526

1339036525

Physical Description:

292 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Paris -- Juvenile fiction.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Juvenile fiction.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Juvenile fiction.

Survival -- Juvenile fiction.

World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Fiction.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Fiction.

Survival -- Fiction.

Paris (France) -- History -- 1940-1944 -- Juvenile fiction.

France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.

Paris (France) -- History -- 1940-1944 -- Fiction.

France -- History -- German occupation, 1949-1945 -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction.

War fiction.

Historical fiction.

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Summary

THE OCCUPATION.

THE RESISTANCE.

THE WORLD AT WAR.

On May 10, 1940, the Nazis begin their march across Europe, and within weeks, France has fallen. At first, Nicolette's world seems more or less the same despite the occupation. But as the months pass, the Third Reich tightens its hold on France and it becomes clear just what is at stake.

Nicolette is drawn into a growing resistance movement, determined to do her part to fight back. It's a deadly secret she'll have to keep from everyone, including her family. Nicolette's own father works for local law enforcement, which is now under Nazi control, and who knows what might happen if anyone found out she joined the Resistance. But as Hitler's empire grows, no one can escape the horrors of war. Including Nicolette.

One night, she vanishes without a trace, taken from the street by Nazi soldiers and declared an enemy of the state. Soon, Nicolette finds herself confronting the very heart of Hitler's plans, bearing witness not just to the atrocities, but also to the courage, bravery, and hope that can emerge in even the darkest times. And it is in these small but powerful moments that Nicolette realizes her greatest weapon against the Nazis: to live, so she can tell the world the truth of what happened. But can one girl survive what was designed to destroy so many?

Author Notes

Steve Watkins is the author of the young adult novels On Blood Road , Juvie , What Comes After , Great Falls , as well as the middle-grade novels Down Sand Mountain , Sink or Swim , and the Ghosts of War series. A former professor of journalism, creative writing, and Vietnam War literature, Steve cofounded and helps a nonprofit yoga studio and works with an urban reforestation organization in his hometown of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

In Watkins' latest, a French teen girl must resist and survive when France falls under siege during World War II. In Nazi-occupied Paris, 14-year-old Nicolette glides around the streets on a bicycle with her best friend, Jules, by her side. But bicycles shift from childhood entertainment and symbols of a national pastime to a vital means of transportation and a form of defiance as the pair start to distribute Resistance flyers and paint over Nazi propaganda. As the Nazis' propensity for violence and brutality escalates, Jules recruits Nicolette on a grenade-throwing mission. Soon, the Nazis capture and torture Nicolette, before casting her off into the cruel realities of life in a concentration camp. There, Nicolette bears witness to the executions, torture, medical experimentations, and murders committed by the Nazis. Watkins uses Nicolette's voice to shed light on numerous atrocities, almost as a form of remembrance. Though the author's effort to represent the horrors of the Holocaust in all its historical accuracy is commendable, the novel shifts wholly toward depictions of pure brutality after Nicolette becomes a prisoner, providing a tight focus on violence with little respite. Empathy for the victims, however, never falters and is supported by the connections Nicolette forms during her sometimes-brief exchanges with other prisoners. A brutal, harrowing portrayal of Nazi horrors. (historical note) (Historical fiction. 15-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.