A million people were killed in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, one of the worst battles in history, and the intertwined stories of three people, each told in third person, offer a human-scale account of the cataclysm.
Europe
Materials from Europe
The Crane
The blue-capped man who operates the crane is so attached to the machine that he never leaves it in war or in peace. Also translated by F. N. Monjo.
Marta And The Bicycle
After Marta the cow watches the annual bicycle race go through her town, she decides to build her own bicycle and teach herself to ride.
Andrei’s Search
Andrei and Vova set out in the great city of St. Petersburg to find Andrei’s mama.
The Apprentice
Working as an artist’s apprentice in Renaissance Florence, thirteen-year-old Arduino makes a discovery which may cost him the chance to become a painter.
Victor: A Novel Based On The Life Of The Savage Of Aveyron
A novel based on the work of Dr. Jean Marc Itard who spent the years shortly after the French Revolution working with a ‘savage’ boy whom he called Victor, trying to prove he was not an idiot and to teach him how to live in human society.
Shadow In The North
In 1878 in London, Sally, now twenty-two and established in her own business, and her companions Frederick and Jim try to solve the mystery surrounding the collapse of a shipping firm and its ties to a sinister corporation called North Star.
The War Of Jenkins’ Ear
Toby Jenkins’ friendship with an unusual new boy who claims to be Jesus makes life at boarding school somewhat more tolerable, even when conflict arises between the students and the boys from town.
Lost and Found
While trying his best to help a penguin that has shown up at his door, a boy journeys all the way to the South Pole, only to realize that the penguin was never lost.
The Red Bird
Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.