{"product_id":"shadow-on-the-mountain-9781419711596","title":"Shadow on the Mountain","description":"\u003ci\u003eShadow on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the adventures of a 14-year-old Norwegian boy named Espen during World War II. After Nazi Germany invades and occupies Norway, Espen and his friends are swept up in the Norwegian resistance movement. Espen gets his start by delivering illegal newspapers, then graduates to the role of courier and finally becomes a spy, dodging the Gestapo along the way. During five years under the Nazi regime, he gains--and loses--friends, falls in love, and makes one small mistake that threatens to catch up with him as he sets out to escape on skis over the mountains to Sweden.\u003cbr\u003e Preus incorporates archival photographs, maps, and other images to tell this story based on the real-life adventures of Norwegian Erling Storrusten, whom Preus interviewed in Norway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eShadow on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003eS\u003cbr\u003e \"Newbery Honor winner Preus infuses the story with the good-natured humor of a largely unified, peace-loving people trying to keep their sanity in a world gone awry. Based on a true story, the narrative is woven with lively enough daily historical detail to inspire older middle-grade readers to want to learn more about the Resistance movement and imitate Espen's adventures.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This engrossing offering sheds light on the Norwegians' courage during World War II. Preus masterfully weds a story of friendship with the complications faced by 14-year-old Espen and his friends as Nazi restrictions and atrocities become part of their everyday lives...This is at once a spy thriller, a coming-of-age story, and a chronicle of escalating bravery. Multidimensional characters fill this gripping tale that keeps readers riveted to the end.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A closely researched historical novel... relates this wartime tale with intelligence and humor...Ms. Preus deftly uses together historical fact (Espen is based on a real-life spy) and elements of Norwegian culture to conjure a time and place not so terribly long ago.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Margi Preus, who won a Newbery honor for Heart of a Samurai, returns with another riveting work of historical fiction... This fine novel, which includes an author's note, a timeline, a bibliography and even a recipe for invisible ink, is based on extensive research... The result is an authentic coming-of-age story, perfect for readers fascinated by the diary of Anne Frank or Lois Lowry's classic, \u003ci\u003eNumber the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The final chapters, which chronicle Espen's dramatic escape to Sweden--days and nights of mountain skiing, Nazis in hot pursuit--take the book into adventure-thriller territory without losing the humanity that characterizes Preus's account.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Preus makes crystal clear the life imperiling risks that Espen undertakes and the danger to his family.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"As readers understand the risks that Espen took, they will want to learn more about this period. That Espen escaped to Sweden by traveling at night on skis with five different guides should intrigue them.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e--Library Media Connection\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Awards\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e Top Shelf for Middle School Readers 2012 list\u003cbr\u003e 2013 Notable Books for a Global Society\u003cbr\u003e Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amulet Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419711596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e153610 \/ Shadow on the Mountain: A Novel Inspired by the True Adventures of a Wartime Spy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margi Preus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650021093532,"sku":"9781419711596","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_563bb95f-c16f-4f13-bd72-2a817b0ac7b2.jpg?v=1603874299","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shadow-on-the-mountain-9781419711596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}