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Shanghai Shadows

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A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to survive
Throughout tomboy Ilse’s childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady. But when Hitler annexes their country, the family flees, boarding a packed freighter and sailing around the world in search of a safe harbor. The United States refuses to take them, so they proceed to China and make a new home in steamy, mysterious Shanghai. Their lodgings are cramped, money is tight, and Ilse’s father cannot find work—but Ilse is enchanted by the city’s international flavor. In Shanghai’s shadows she finds the adventure of a lifetime.
 
When the Japanese occupy the city, Ilse and her brother begin working in an underground resistance cell. Each day, the city grows more dangerous, and Ilse must lie, cheat, and steal in order for her family to eat. She is a long way from Austria, but she will do whatever it takes to survive.
 
 

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Publisher: Open Road Media

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781504028011
  • Release date: July 21, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781504013659
  • File size: 565 KB
  • Release date: July 21, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781504013659
  • File size: 1595 KB
  • Release date: July 21, 2015

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:830
Text Difficulty:4-5

A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to survive
Throughout tomboy Ilse’s childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady. But when Hitler annexes their country, the family flees, boarding a packed freighter and sailing around the world in search of a safe harbor. The United States refuses to take them, so they proceed to China and make a new home in steamy, mysterious Shanghai. Their lodgings are cramped, money is tight, and Ilse’s father cannot find work—but Ilse is enchanted by the city’s international flavor. In Shanghai’s shadows she finds the adventure of a lifetime.
 
When the Japanese occupy the city, Ilse and her brother begin working in an underground resistance cell. Each day, the city grows more dangerous, and Ilse must lie, cheat, and steal in order for her family to eat. She is a long way from Austria, but she will do whatever it takes to survive.
 
 

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Open Road Media

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9781504028011
    Release date: July 21, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781504013659
    File size: 565 KB
    Release date: July 21, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781504013659
    File size: 1595 KB
    Release date: July 21, 2015

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 830
    Text Difficulty: 4-5