Village of Scoundrels

De: Margi Preus

Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross

Newbery Honor recipient Margi Preus tells the incredible true story of a group of French teenagers who helped save refugees in WWII

Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save hundreds of lives with his forgery skills. There is also a girl who overcomes her fear to carry messages for the Resistance. And a boy who smuggles people into Switzerland. But there is always the threat that they will be caught: A policeman is sent to keep an eye on them, German soldiers reside in a local hotel, and eventually the Gestapo arrives, armed with guns and a list of names. As the knot tightens, the young people must race against time to bring their friends to safety.

©2020 Margi Preus (P)2020 Recorded Books

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Encountering a poorly written book is an oddity for me, but this one definitely fits the category of all tell and nothing else. Hard to believe this is an award-winning author, as this level of flat writing is what one would expect from a school assignment in the middle grades, although even my average students can craft more enticing sentences. The text is a steady stream of he did, he sat, he did again, w/o a single bit of emotion, depth, or active verbage. (NOTE: I couldn't bear another word after the 5th chapter, so my review is entirely based on what I experienced in chapters 1-5.)