Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
By M. T. Anderson
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763668181
Awards and HonorsNational Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult Booklist 2015 Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Nonfiction The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015, Teen Booklist Best Young Adult Books of 2015 Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Nonfiction, Older Readers
New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2015
2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor Book
Carte Blanche: Columnist’s Choice 2015 (Booklist)
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 9–12
2016 CCBC Choices–Historical People, Places, and Events
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Nonfiction
2016 Indies Choice Book of the Year, Young Adult Booklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Biographies
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, History
2016 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, Nonfiction
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
National Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature
Dmitri Shostakovich composed Leningrad after Nazi forces surrounded the city. The symphony rallied his fellow citizens when it was performed in 1942—during one the longest and harshest sieges in history. Author’s note. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
Title alpha Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Category History High
Pages Count 464
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Classical music. World War II (1939-1945). The Seige of Leningrad (1941-1944). Russia.
SRC Level 8.400000
SRC Points 24.000000
Lexile 990L
Trim Size 6" x 9"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-09-21
JLG Release Date Nov 2015
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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