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Author:

Yelchin, Eugene.

Title:

Breaking Stalin's nose / written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin.

Edition:

1st Square Fish ed.

Publisher:

Square Fish/Henry Holt and Co.,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

167 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Soviet Union--History--1925-1953--Juvenile fiction.
Communism--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Soviet Union--History--Fiction.
Communism--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Russia--History--Fiction.
Communism--Fiction.
Father-son relationship--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.

Indexed by:

Wilson's Children, October 2012
Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012
Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2012
School Library Journal, August 2011
Horn Book Starred, September 2011
Publisher's Weekly, August 2011
Booklist, October 2011
Horn Book, April 2012
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2011
Wilson's Children
Wilson's Junior High School
Newbery Medal/Honor

ISBN:

1250034108
9781250034106 (pbk.)

Locations:

WBPB115 -- Albert City Public Library (Albert City)

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

ORAX826 -- Scott Community College (Bettendorf)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)