The silver sword / Ian Serraillier ; retold by John Escott ; illustrated by Martin McKenna.
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TextSeries: Oxford bookworms libraryStage 4Thiller & adventure: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 88 p. : ill., 1 map ; 20 cmISBN: 9780194791854; 0194791858Subject(s): Readers | Refugee children -- Poland -- Juvenile fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: 428.6 LOC classification: PE1126.E736 | S558 2008Summary: Jan opened his wooden box and took out the silver sword. 'This will being me luck,' he said to Mr. Balicki. 'And it will bring you luck because you gave it to me.' The silver sword is only a paper knife, but it gives Jan and his friends hope. Hungry, cold, and afraid, the four children try to stay alive among the ruins of bombed cities in war-torn Europe. Soon they will begin the long and dangerous journey south, from Poland to Switzerland, where they hope to find their parents again.
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Jan opened his wooden box and took out the silver sword. 'This will being me luck,' he said to Mr. Balicki. 'And it will bring you luck because you gave it to me.' The silver sword is only a paper knife, but it gives Jan and his friends hope. Hungry, cold, and afraid, the four children try to stay alive among the ruins of bombed cities in war-torn Europe. Soon they will begin the long and dangerous journey south, from Poland to Switzerland, where they hope to find their parents again.
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