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HarperCollins, 1993-21-04

Little Riders

Little Riders

Margaretha Shemin, Author

Peter Spier, Illustrator

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9780688124991

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"Take care of the little riders", says Johanna's father to the 11-year-old when he leaves her with his parents in their Dutch village. Johanna loves the 12 metal figures on horseback who ride forth when the clock in the church tower strikes each hour. And one night she risks her life to protect them. Set during WWII when the German army occupied Holland. "Heartily recommended".--School Library Journal, starred review.
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Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Chapter Books • Classics • Europe • Girls & Women • Historical • Holocaust • Humorous Stories • JUV001010 • JUV007000 • JUV014000 • JUV016060 • JUV016080 • JUV019000 • JUV030050 • JUV045000 • Juvenile Fiction • Military & Wars • Places • Readers • Survival Stories

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 80

Subjects • World War • 1939-1945 • Fiction • History • Juvenile fiction • Netherlands • German Occupation • 1940-1945

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Holocaust • Juvenile Fiction | Places | Europe • Juvenile Fiction | Classics • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

"Take care of the little riders, " says Johanna's father to the eleven-year-old when he leaves her with his parents for an extended vacation in their Dutch village. And Johanna does. She loves the twelve metal figures on horseback who ride forth each hours from the clock on the ancient church tower. She would do anything to protect them, anything. And one night she risks her life to prove it.
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