by Aidan Chambers · Bodley Head · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780370323763
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«Postcards from No Man's Land» is Aidan Chambers's historical fiction novel for young adults, published by Bodley Head in paperback (336 pages, in English).
It interweaves two eras: in Amsterdam, Jacob Todd attends the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem; decades earlier, Geertrui Van Riet's family hides British soldiers during World War II. Geertrui reveals secrets to Jacob that question his identity. It is a story about memory, war, and bonds between generations.
The work belongs to The Dance Sequence series and won the Carnegie Medal in 1999 and the Michael L. Printz Award in 2003.
Aimed at young adult readers aged 12 and up, especially fans of historical fiction about World War II.
Aidan Chambers was a British author of children's and young-adult novels. He won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for Postcards from No Man's Land (1999). For his "lasting contribution to children's literature" he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.
