Breaking Stalin's Nose (Paperback)

"Breaking Stalin's Nose" is one of "Horn Book"'s Best Fiction Books of 2011 Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six: "The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism.""A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and always acts according to conscience.""A Young Pioneer has a right to criticize shortcomings."But now that it is finally time to join the Young Pioneers, the day Sasha has awaited for so long, everything seems to go awry. He breaks a classmate's glasses with a snowball. He accidentally damages a bust of Stalin in the school hallway. And worst of all, his father, the best Communist he knows, was arrested just last night. Eugene Yelchin's moving story of a ten-year-old boy's world shattering is masterful in its simplicity, powerful in its message, and heartbreaking in its plausibility.

General

Imprint:	Square Fish
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Eugene Yelchin
Illustrators:	Eugene Yelchin
Dimensions:	177 x 141 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	167
ISBN-13:	978-1-250-03410-6
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Fiction dealing with specific issues > Fiction dealing with social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Fiction Dealing With Specific Issues > Fiction Dealing With Social Issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions
LSN:	1-250-03410-8
Barcode:	9781250034106

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