The Midnight Zoo

Description:

Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.

subjects: Juvenile fiction,  Zoos,  Zoo animals,  Brothers and sisters,  Freedom,  Fiction,  World War, 1939-1945,  Romanies,  Refugees,  History,  Animals,  World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924,  Siblings,  Gypsies,  Children's fiction,  World war, 1939-1945, fiction,  Refugees, fiction,  Brothers and sisters, fiction,  Zoo animals, fiction,  Zoos, fiction,  Romanies, fiction,  Europe, eastern, fiction,  Child and youth fiction

Places: Eastern Europe

Times: 20th century