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City of Thieves
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 8,470 Ratings and 2,563 Reviews

Book Description
Set within the monumental events of history, City of Thieves is an intimate coming-of-age tale with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
Book Information
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
BindingPaperback (20 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages310
ISBN-100340923156
ISBN-13978-0340923153
Publication Date06/01/2008
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About David Benioff (Author) : David Benioff is a published author of children's books. A published credit of David Benioff is City of Thieves: A Novel.
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7/16/2009 Gaby Chapman said:
This is a great book for an older teen-age boy who already likes to read. Set during the German siege of Leningrad during the Second World War, this novel requires some prior knowledge in order to understand the story. No explanation is given for communism, bolshevism, the Russian secret police, or ... more

tags: I recommend, I read

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 4862865
tags: war, starvation, snow, russian, nazis, jewish, friendship, eggs, cossack, cannibalism

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