Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure

Thirteen-year-old Jacob's life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for Jewish children....
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Author: Anne Dublin
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Language: English
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Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure by Dublin, Anne

Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure

CHF 17.19

Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure

CHF 17.19
Author: Anne Dublin
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Thirteen-year-old Jacob's life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for Jewish children. His days are brightened by playing in the orphanage mandolin orchestra. When an American benefactor arrives with the promise of a new life in Canada at a farm school, Jacob and his friends are thrilled. But can they trust this man to keep his promises?

The children travel by train and by ship, facing illness and prejudice along the way. where a stowaway becomes dangerously sick. Jacob, who has become the orchestra's star player, must overcome his fears and doubts to help his friends and to fulfill his dream to one day play at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. Inspired by real events.



Author: Anne Dublin
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 03/23/2021
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781772601626
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2021
School Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 117

About the Author
Dublin, Anne: -

Anne Dublin is a former teacher-librarian and award-winning author living in Toronto. She has written two biographies for Second Story Press: June Callwood: A Life of Action and Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything, as well as Dynamic Women Dancers, part of the Women's Hall of Fame Series. She has also written the children's historical fiction novel The Orphan Rescue.

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