Lions' Run by Sara Pennypacker Hardcover Book

by Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen

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The Nile on eBay Lions' Run by Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen "An orphan boy in a Nazi-occupied French village finds purpose, connection, and courage in helping to save a racehorse and joining the Resistance"-- Provided by publisher. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An Instant Indie Bestseller "Lucas DuBois is proof that a mere kitten can be the bravest of lions by always standing up for what's right." --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Pax delivers an historical novel about an orphan during WWII who discovers unexpected courage within himself when he becomes involved with the Resistance. Petit clair. That's what the other boys at the orphanage call Lucas DuBois. Lucas is tired of his cowardly reputation, just as he's tired of the war and the Nazi occupation of his French village. He longs to show how brave he can be. He gets the chance when he saves a litter of kittens from cruel boys and brings them to an abandoned stable to care for them. There he comes upon a stranger who is none too happy to see him: Alice, the daughter of a horse trainer, who is hiding her filly from German soldiers. Soon Lucas begins to realize they are not the only ones in the village with secrets. The housekeeper at the German maternity home and a priest at the orphanage pass coded messages; a young mother at the home makes dangerous plans to keep her baby from forced adoption; and a neighbor in town

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9798260502662
• Condition: Fine

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