A Bag of Marbles
the graphic novel
$37.68
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2013
Summary
In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father’s barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family’s safety, the boys’ parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone. Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. And if they hope to elude the Naz…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781467715164 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1467715166 |
| Author: | Joseph Joffo, Vincent Bailly |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Graphic Universe |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2013 |
| Weight: | 415g |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 203mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
”[M]arvelously conceived and executed….Not to be missed.” —starred, Publishers Weekly
“The book’s relatively busy layout is balanced by Bailly’s gorgeously detailed illustrations…[A] welcome addition to the rich Holocaust literary canon.” —The Horn Book Magazine
“Readers can pretend this is an awfully big adventure, and they’ll keep flipping pages.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Bailly’s painterly artwork is well suited to the compelling, well-told narrative….It’s a welcome addition to graphic-novel collections.” —School Library Journal
About The Author
Joseph Joffo
Joseph Joffo was born in Paris in 1931. He is the author of several books, but he is best known for his memoir A Bag of Marbles, published in 1973. It has been translated into eighteen languages, and in 1975 it was adapted to film. Like many of Joffo’s books, A Bag of Marbles was based on his life story. After the war Joseph, his mother, and his brothers returned safely to Paris. His father died in a concentration camp.
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