Song of a blackbird
Van Lieshout, Maria2025
Book
Total copies: 1
Emma is a young student about to be drawn into what will become the biggest bank heist in European history: swapping 50 million guilders' worth of forged treasury bonds for real ones - right under the noses of the Nazis. Emma's life - and the lives of thousands, including a little girl named Hanna - hangs in the balance. Almost seventy years later, Annick discovers something surprising about her family. Her grandmother needs a bone marrow donor but none of her relatives is a match. In fact, they are not even related. Desperate to find a living blood relative, Annick dives into the past, aided by her grandmother's only childhood possession, five copper etchings, and the name of their maker: Emma Bergsma. In this stranger-than-fiction graphic novel, Maria van Lieshout weaves a tale about family, courage and the power of art. Deeply personal yet universal, Song of a Blackbird sheds light on a remarkable WWII story and sends a powerful message about compassion and resistance.
Main title:
Song of a blackbird / Maria van Lieshout.
Author:
Van Lieshout, Maria, author, illustrator
Work:
Imprint:
Cammeryargal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2025.©2025.
Collation:
246 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Maps under cover flaps.Includes some factual information in the back of the book.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
14+ years old.
ISBN:
9781761181795 (paperback)
Dewey class:
741.5973F
Language:
English
Subject:
Families -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Comic books, strips, etcWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Comic books, strips, etcFamily secrets -- Comic books, strips, etcAmsterdam (Netherlands) -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etcAmsterdam (Netherlands) -- History -- 21st century -- Comic books, strips, etcNetherlands -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Comic books, strips, etcHistorical comicsGraphic novelsYoung adult fiction
BRN:
795639