{"product_id":"hero-on-a-bicycle-9780763697785","title":"Hero on a Bicycle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Thirteen-year-old Paolo Crivelli dreams of being a hero in Nazi-occupied Florence. . . . A superb historical thriller.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eItaly, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though -- and neither have thirteen-year-old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings -- with only a bicycle to help them -- do against a whole army?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1927-2022) was the author of more than fifty children's books and the illustrator of some two hundred more. One of the world's best-loved writers for children, she received the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and was awarded an OBE for her distinguished service to children's literature. In 2007, her book \u003ci\u003eDogger\u003c\/i\u003e was voted the U.K.'s favorite Kate Greenaway Medal-winning book of all time.\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503784038674,"sku":"9780763697785","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_335809e7-4b9b-4be3-afbe-4a83cfbc5b9c.jpg?v=1730798189","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hero-on-a-bicycle-9780763697785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}