Shadow on the Mountain: A Novel Inspired by the True Adventures of a Wartime Spy

by Margi Preus

Book Overview

From the Newbery Honor-winning author Margi Preus, the award-winning Shadow on the Mountain recounts the adventures of a 14-year-old Norwegian boy named Espen during World War II--based on a true story.

After Nazi Germany invades and occupies Norway, Espen and his friends are swept up in the Norwegian resistance movement. Espen gets his start by delivering illegal newspapers, then graduates to the role of courier and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419711598
• ISBN13: 9781419711596
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7