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The Midnight Zoo

Sonya Hartnett,

Andrea Offermann (Illustrator)

Start date: June 3, 2015

Finish date: June 5, 2015

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Apr 10, 2015 Dolly rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015, germany-german, zoo, childrens, read-but-not-finished-reviewing, lorton-jammin-book-party, scifi-fantasy, romania, military, historical-fiction

This is a strange, but touching commentary on the fruitlessness of war and the ability to survive and persevere. The story has a basis in WWII, but otherwise could be a timeless tale, a story of refugees who are fleeing the death and destruction of man.

Our girls' local library book club selected this book for their June discussion. It was one that came highly recommended, but I'd never heard of it before.

The anthropomorphized animals added a bit of fantasy to the story. And the somewhat masked ...more

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Jan 08, 2011 Janet Morris marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Aug 21, 2011 Angela Randall marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-2019, 21st-century, second-hand-bookshop-wishlist, fiction, kids, kids-picture-book, a-great-list-of-top-kids-books, cbc-oz-book-week-2011-winner

Nov 17, 2015 Emilia marked it as to-read

Jan 20, 2021 Kara rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s, wwii, 2021

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