By Vanessa Harbour (author)
"This heartfelt WWII adventure sees courageous children join forces to save precious horses"
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Sequel to Flight , Vanessa Harbour’s Safe is a thrilling, fast-paced WWII adventure replete with a band of brave children, an inspiring sense of coming together, and overtones of Eva Ibbotson in its style, atmosphere and descriptive detail. Kizzy is an orphaned Roma girl. Jakob, too, has lost his parents.
After their perilous voyage across the Austrian mountains to protect Lipizzaner stallions, after finding refuge with a wealthy, well-meaning countess — whose determination to turn free-spirited Kizzy into a marriageable young lady does not go down well — the brave duo face yet more danger.
As the final, brutal days of WWII unfold, Kizzy and Jakob volunteer for another jeopardous expedition to save more horses, this time to the Sudetenland. When it becomes clear they’ve been betrayed, they find shelter in an apparently abandoned, opulent schloss. But they’re not alone – seven children are here, too, along with forty horses that need saving.
With danger closing in, the group determine to leave the schloss to find a way home. With authentic dynamics between the children, and the horrors of war recounted with honesty, this adventure sees hope and courage shine through the darkest of days.
In the chaotic last days of World War II, Jakob and Kizzy are tricked into a life or death journey. Far from home, they are attacked and only just escape. They hide in a seemingly deserted mansion, but they keep hearing strange noises. Investigating, they find it shelters not only forty abandoned horses but a small band of lost children, displaced by the war.
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With danger on every side, can Kizzy and Jakob keep them safe and get them all home?
Praise for Flight, Kizzy and Jakob’s first adventure:
'I absolutely love this book! It's a stunningly good adventure story with all the big heart,sharp style and fast pace of a classic children's novel.' Amanda Craig
'You know from the first page that you are inthe hands of a great storyteller? James Nicol
'An exciting addition to the war story canon.' Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller
'A powerful, page-turning, unforgettableadventure... I loved it!' Cathy Cassidy
Vanessa Harbour was born in Bromsgrove. She is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the university in Winchester. She used to run her own PR consultancy. She has been commissioned to write Creative and Critical Approaches to Writing Young Adult Fiction by Palgrave. She was previously Academic and Business Consultant at the Golden Egg Academy and now writes online courses. She has written for the Bookseller on being a disabled author.
Flight, her first novel, was published in 2018, and has since sold in the US and been selected for Empathy Lab's #ReadforEmpathy Guide.
Vanessa is based in Winchester. You can follow her here on Instagram @nessharbour
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In the chaotic last days of World War II, Jakob and Kizzy are tricked into a life or death journey. Far from home, they are attacked and only just escape.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Safe and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Safe features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Historical Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Safe was written by Vanessa Harbour and published by Firefly Press Ltd
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