In this sequel to the award-winning A Boy Is Not a Bird, a boy is
exiled to Siberia during World War II. Based on a true story. Torn
from his home in Eastern Europe, with his father imprisoned in a
Siberian gulag, twelve-year-old Natt finds himself stranded with
other deportees in a schoolyard in Novosibirsk. And he is about to
discover that life can indeed get worse than the horrific two
months he and his mother have spent being transported on a
bug-infested livestock train. He needs to write to his best friend,
Max, but he knows the Soviet police reads everyone's mail. So Natt
decides to write in code, and his letters are a lifeline, even
though he never knows whether Max will receive them. Every day
becomes a question of survival, and where they might be shunted to
next. When his mother is falsely arrested for stealing potatoes,
Natt is truly on his own and must learn how to live the uncertain
life of an exile. Practice being invisible as a ghost, change your
name and identity if you have to, watch out for spies, and never
draw the attention of the authorities. Even then, he will need luck
on his side if he is ever going to be reunited with his family. Key
Text Features author's note Illustrations map Correlates to the
Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or
event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text
(e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more
characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on
specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases
as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as
metaphors and similes. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 Describe how a
narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are
described. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and
multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a
text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction,
folktale, myth, poem).
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