Waiting for Anya (original 1990; edition 2007)

by Michael Morpurgo

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A gripping historical adventure by a much-loved and award winning author. Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp. It is World War II and Jo stumbles on a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis, close to his mountain village in Spain. Now, German soldiers have been stationed at the border. Jo must get word to his friends that the children are trapped. The slightest mistake could cost them their lives.… (more)

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Title:	Waiting for Anya
Authors:	Michael Morpurgo
Info:	Egmont UK Limited (2007), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 192 pages
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Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo (1990)

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |

I read this in Year 5 and, whilst I don't remember all of it, I do remember that I thought it very sad and that, as a nine/ten year old, I was touched by the story. (

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RebeccaClareSmith | Jan 24, 2014 |

This book would be a nice introduction for fourth and fifth graders on how World War II affected children, even those in villages in the mountains of France. The events and characters are believable, and the ending both surprising and expected. (

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whymaggiemay | Apr 24, 2011 |

Jo lives in a small French village during the Second World War. After a close encounter with a bear while he is tending the sheep he discovers that the Jewish son-in-law of one of the villagers is smuggling Jewish children over the border to Spain. this is an exciting story with realistic characters that will help give children some idea of what things were like during the war. (

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Waiting for Anya [2020 film] by Ben Cookson

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Awards

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee – 1994)

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

Notable Lists

Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 1992)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)

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Aspettando Anya

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Waiting for Anya

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Original publication date

1990

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Important places

Lescun, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

France

Important events

World War II (1939 | 1945)

World War II, German Occupation of France (1940 | 1944)

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Dedication

For Séverine who helped so much with this book

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Jo should have known better.

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English

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A gripping historical adventure by a much-loved and award winning author. Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp. It is World War II and Jo stumbles on a dangerous secret: Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis, close to his mountain village in Spain. Now, German soldiers have been stationed at the border. Jo must get word to his friends that the children are trapped. The slightest mistake could cost them their lives.

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The gripping story of a boy who risks his life to take Jewish refugees to safety during World War II.

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