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Song of a blackbird Cover Image Book Book

Song of a blackbird [graphic novel] / Maria van Lieshout.

Van Lieshout, Maria, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"Fictionalized but based on true events, Song of a Blackbird has two intertwined timelines: one is a modern-day family drama, the other a thrilling tale of a WWII-era bank heist carried out by Dutch resistance fighters. In the present day, teenage Annick is desperate to find a bone marrow donor that could save the life of her grandmother, Johanna. She turns to her family history and discovers a photograph taken by Emma Bergsma. Decades earlier, Emma is a young art student about to be drawn into what will become the biggest bank heist in European history: swapping 50 Million Guilders' worth of forged bank notes for real ones--right under the noses of the Nazis! Emma's life--and the lives of thousands, including a young woman named Johanna--hangs in the balance. 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 an untold WWII story and sends a powerful message about compassion and resistance"--Publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250869821 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 247 pages, unnumbered sequence of pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour), maps ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : First Second, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map on endpapers.
Simultaneously published in hardcover: New York : First Second, 2025.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Families > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grandparent and child > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Comic books, strips, etc.
World War, 1939-1945 > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Comic books, strips, etc.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Netherlands > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Historical comics.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch YA VanLi 31681010404390 YADULT GN Available -


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