City of Thieves: A Novel
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Books on Tape 2023
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure:
910L
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From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.
During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.
By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, City of Thieves is a gripping, cinematic World War II adventure and an intimate coming-of-age story with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.
By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, City of Thieves is a gripping, cinematic World War II adventure and an intimate coming-of-age story with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
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Format:
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Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
08/22/2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593862919
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.9, 13 Points
Level 5.9, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
910
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APA Citation (style guide)
David Benioff. (2023). City of Thieves: A Novel. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)David Benioff. 2023. City of Thieves: A Novel. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)David Benioff, City of Thieves: A Novel. Books on Tape, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)David Benioff. City of Thieves: A Novel. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2023.
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