Running with Ivan
TitleRunning with Ivan
Author
Call numberJ813.54/088
Object number11552
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Year of publication
2023
Physical description312p.
MaterialBook
ISBN9781460761335
Description
Yearning to escape the new family he never wanted, thirteen-year-old Leo Arnold is transported to wartime Europe where he must draw on his courage to save himself and those around him. What Leo wants is to be somewhere else, far away. So when he uncovers an old music box and turns the key, he is astonished to find himself in Prague, surrounded by whispers and fears of a second world war. A war that ended decades ago.
In Prague, Leo meets Ivan, a Czech boy, and the two become friends. But when World War Two finally erupts, the unimaginable becomes real and the boys are imprisoned. Fearing the worst, Leo and Ivan frantically search for an escape. A search that sends them running