Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story

This is the story of one refugee family's harrowing journey, based on author Cary Fagan's own family...
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Author: Cary Fagan
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Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story by Fagan, Cary

Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story

CHF 25.17

Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story

CHF 25.17
Author: Cary Fagan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
This is the story of one refugee family's harrowing journey, based on author Cary Fagan's own family history. The graphic novel follows a young Jewish boy, Maurice, and his family as they flee their home in Belgium during the Second World War. They travel by train to Paris, through Spain to Portugal, and finally across the ocean to Jamaica, where they settle in an internment camp.

All the while, Maurice is intent on continuing his education and growing up to be a lawyer. He overcomes obstacles to find a professor to study with, works toward a high school diploma while in the camp, and is ultimately accepted to university in Canada. His English dictionary becomes a beloved tool and beacon of hope through the danger and turmoil of the family's migration.

Moments of lightness and humor balance the darkness in this powerful story of one refugee family's courage and resilience, and of the dictionary that came to represent their freedom.

Author: Cary Fagan
Publisher: Owlkids
Published: 10/15/2020
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781771473231
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509931 / Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2020
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 76
Publishers Weekly 08/10/2020
Foreword 10/22/2020

About the Author
Fagan, Cary: - CARY FAGAN is an award-winning author for children and adults. In 2014 Cary was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People for his body of work. Cary was born and raised in Toronto, where he lives with his family.Mariano, Enzo Lord: - ENZO LORD MARIANO is an illustrator and musician living in Montreal, Quebec. He discovered the magic of illustration when he was a child, and was bitten by the music bug as a teenager. He doesn't leave the house without a pencil in his pocket and a mandolin strapped to his back.

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