It wasnt very good, and so i pretty much gave up on it. Yet, another great historic fictition book that i came to love. Jesper is book set in copenhagen, denmark during the holocaust. Carol matas books list of books by author carol matas. Readers of lisa will remember that, while fighting in the danish resistance movement during world war ii, she met and fell in love with another young resistance fighter named jesper. Carol matas, awardwinning novelist for young people. Awardwinning novelist carol matas brings readers into the heart of nazi germany with the harrowing story of marisa, a polish jew whose blond hair and blue. Contributor notes carol matas is the awardwinning author of more than thirty books for children and young adults. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the nazis came. After the war a historical fiction novel by carol matas, is a great read about the jewish conflicts in the time after world war ii. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the daniels story by carol matas, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have.
It tells an amazing story of what life was like for jesper, a 16 year old boy in copenhagen, denmark, and what he had to go through during world war two. Daniel s story download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Her awardwinning titles include lisa winner of the geoffrey bilson award for historical fiction for young readers, jesper. Jesper by carol matas one person found this helpful. Jesper by carol matas book cover, description, publication history. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. She is particularly noted for her books about world war ii and the holocaust, such as lisa winner of the geoffrey bilson award for historical fiction for young readers, jesper. Its good how he is telling the story about what happened before he was captured mataas. Jesper and his friends have joined the resistance, publishing an underground newspaper and carrying out military sabotage with the germans always at their heels. She is best known for her acclaimed historical fiction, and her awards include the geoffrey bilson award for historical fiction for young readers. Something that matters by carol matas overdrive rakuten.
Stefan must escape denmark or the nazis will kill him, so jesper. I would read carkl book all over jezper in a second, it was so well written. Jesper was just a boy when the nazis occupied denmark. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the rebecca by carol matas, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live. Matas offers a powerful account of a young jewish girl who fights back after the germans invade denmark in 1940.
Daniels story by carol matas daniels story by carol matas pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad daniel, a composite character fashioned to reflect the experiences of millions of children during the. Carol matas is one of canadas leading writers of historical fiction. Carol matas does a great job researching all of her books so i think you should look into her others as well as buying this one. She has a brother, stefan, who is a freedom fighter. Internationally bestselling author of over 45 books for children and young adults, carol matas writes in all genres, from historical fiction to fantasy, science fiction to contemporary. He has learned to fire a rifle, commit an act of sabotage, kill an enemy soldier. Carol matas born november 14, 1949 is a prominent canadian writer, internationally recognized who lives in winnipeg, manitoba with studies in linguistics and drama. She has been nominated for the governor generals award twice. Jesper is unusual, however, in that the reading level, according to freys scale, jespef out at the grade 4 level.
Carol matas wrought jesper witch was an extraordinary book. Jesper by carol matas is a sequel to jespr written by the same author. This sequel to the awardwinning lisa focuses on seventeenyearold jesper s. Now known only by his code name, kris, jesper has become a dangerous fighter for freedom. Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the nazis came to power in 1933. Jesper and his friend stefan want to help stop the nazis so they join the resistance. My favortite part of the book was when jesper and stefan escape from the jail, because it was a sign that the nazis had been defeated in copenhagen and that no one was forgotten. Carol matas author carol matas is one of canadas leading writers of historical fiction. Carol matas this account of resistance fighter jesper s activities fighting the nazis after lisa escapes to sweden finds him in a german prison, having been tortured. Named one of the years best books for grades 36 by resource links.
It tells an amazing story of what life was like for jesper. Carol matass awardwinning novel, reissued for its 25th anniversary. Carol matas born november 14, 1949 is a prominent canadian writer, internationally recognized who lives in winnipeg, manitoba with studies in linguistics. Jesper carol matas on free shipping on qualifying offers. Matas was an actress and currently teaches writing.
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