Hero on a bicycle /
Hughes, Shirley, 1927-
Hero on a bicycle / Shirley Hughes. - 1st U.S. ed. - Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2013, c2012. - 213 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
"Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the risk is thrilling. But when he is accosted by Partisans--covert members of the anti-Nazi movement--thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his family are thrust into a terrifying and impossible situation. Finally at the center of the action, Paolo must figure out once and for all whether he has what it takes to truly be a hero."--Dust jacket.
076366037X 9780763660376
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Families--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
Florence (Italy)--History--Siege, 1944--Juvenile fiction.
Italy--History--1914-1945--Fiction.
Italy--History--1914-1945--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Hero on a bicycle / Shirley Hughes. - 1st U.S. ed. - Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2013, c2012. - 213 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
"Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the risk is thrilling. But when he is accosted by Partisans--covert members of the anti-Nazi movement--thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his family are thrust into a terrifying and impossible situation. Finally at the center of the action, Paolo must figure out once and for all whether he has what it takes to truly be a hero."--Dust jacket.
076366037X 9780763660376
2012943650
Families--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
Teenage boys--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Children--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy--Juvenile fiction.
Florence (Italy)--History--Siege, 1944--Juvenile fiction.
Italy--History--1914-1945--Fiction.
Italy--History--1914-1945--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.