| Munich Signature Contributor(s): Thoene, Bodie (Author), Thoene, Brock (Author) |
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ISBN: 141430109X ISBN-13: 9781414301099 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: DISCOVER THE TRUTH THROUGH FICTION Who will dare to take a stand? In May 1938 Hitler??'s forces continue to swallow pieces of Europe, forcing Jews to flee from his ever-tightening net. Yet where can they go? While nations argue politics and negotiate payments, and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain accepts Hitler??'s signature of ???peace in our time, ??? homeless Jews bob on the open sea in ???coffin ships.??? After suffering through internment at Dachau and a hellish fire, Shimon Feldstein, former percussionist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, becomes a stowaway on the SS Darien, one of the battered refugee ships. His wife, Leah, a talented cellist, undertakes a treacherous journey over the Alps to save herself and a little boy. But it seems all the harbors of the world are slammed shut against the Darien. Where can they find a place to call home? ALSO INCLUDED: Study guides suitable for individual use or group discussion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - Historical - Fiction | Romance - Historical - 20th Century - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004019087 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Zion Covenant |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.10 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Germany - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Holocaust - Event - Summer Vacation Reading |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10431 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Opening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Nazi terrorism that is sweeping through central Europe under the dangerous and deceitful guise of Hitler's Third Reich. A new study guide is included in each book. |