Peppino, Good As Bread

by Robert Cimbolo (Illustrator), Ann Rubino

Overview

The Allies are bombing the city. Nazis control Peppino's town. The Fascist mayor has seized Peppino's house and nine year-old Peppino and his mother are forced to live with the farm animals in the basement. "Keep your mouth shut, hide your stuff, break laws if you have to, lie if you must, survive!" Peppino learns the unspoken rules of survival. He finds he has a knack for deception, unexpected courage, and becomes a young man "good as bread."

Based on true stories from the children who lived through it.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150588868
Publisher:	Catree.com
Publication date:	11/14/2014
Series:	Peppino , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

"Peppino, Good as Bread, is a warm-hearted story about a resourceful boy whose life is disrupted by the German occupation of his village during WWII. It is a frightening time, but Peppino is determined to earn the approval of his absent father and to help his mother survive. Based on memories of the man who was Peppino, this factual account of life under occupation will be a valuable addition to classroom libraries."

Author Legend of Lady Ilena - Patricia Malone

"Peppino, Good as Bread, is a warm-hearted story about a resourceful boy whose life is disrupted by the German occupation of his village during WWII. It is a frightening time, but Peppino is determined to earn the approval of his absent father and to help his mother survive. Based on memories of the man who was Peppino, this factual account of life under occupation will be a valuable addition to classroom libraries."

Patricia Malone

"Peppino pulls the reader into his life during the war and shows how his
insight and ingenuity help him outwit the occupiers he fears. Middle-schoolers will cheer as he uses his wits to bring even formidable Mamma around to his way of thinking."

Assoc. Professor Elementary Education, Lewis University - Dr. Suzanne O'Brien

"Peppino pulls the reader into his life during the war and shows how his
insight and ingenuity help him outwit the occupiers he fears. Middle-schoolers will cheer as he uses his wits to bring even formidable Mamma around to his way of thinking."

Dr. Suzanne O'Brien