Hero on a bicycle, Shirley Hughes
Type
Label
Hero on a bicycle, Shirley Hughes
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Hero on a bicycle
Responsibility statement
Shirley Hughes
Summary
"Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the risk is thrilling. But when he is accosted by Partisans--covert members of the anti-Nazi movement--thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his family are thrust into a terrifying and impossible situation. Finally at the center of the action, Paolo must figure out once and for all whether he has what it takes to truly be a hero." -- Jacket
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Creator
Subject
- Teenage boys -- Italy -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- Siege, 1944 -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Children -- Italy -- Fiction
- Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Italy -- Fiction
- Italy -- History -- 1914-1945 -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Underground movements -- Italy -- Fiction
Incoming Resources
- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject7
- Teenage boys -- Italy -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- Siege, 1944 -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Children -- Italy -- Fiction
- Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Italy -- Fiction
- Italy -- History -- 1914-1945 -- Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945 + Underground movements -- Italy -- Fiction