School has already begun, and I'm still working on my Bluebonnet Award nominee reading goal! Yesterday, I finished The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough.
Marcel is a schoolboy living in occupied France during World War II. His family owns the town bakery, and Marcel is frequently asked to make deliveries on his beloved bicycle. He discovers he is delivering more than just bread, and finds out that a friend is keeping a life-threatening secret. These two discoveries come together in this exciting historical fiction novel in which a boy and his bicycle learn they can make an important difference in the lives of others.
I find it interesting that Refugee by Alan Gratz and The Bicycle Spy, both Bluebonnet nominees, feature World War II time periods at a time when extremism is in the news on a daily basis. McDonough's novel includes facts about the war, on the world stage and particular to France, and concludes with additional nonfiction resources.
It's Monday, and I still have four more Bluebonnet nominees to finish before January. What awards do you like to follow and read?
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