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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
By M. T. Anderson
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By M. T. Anderson
Hardcover edition
Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN9780763668181
Awards and Honors <b>National Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature</b><br> <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Best Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult<br> <i>Booklist</i> 2015 Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts<br> <i>SLJ</i>’s Best Books of 2015, Nonfiction<br> <i>The New York Times</i> Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Young Adult<br> <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Books of 2015, Teen<br> <i>Booklist</i> Best Young Adult Books of 2015<br> <i>Booklist</i> Editor’s Choice 2015, Nonfiction, Older Readers<br> New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2015<br> 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor Book<br> Carte Blanche: Columnist’s Choice 2015 (<i>Booklist</i>)<br> 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 9–12<br> 2016 CCBC Choices–Historical People, Places, and Events<br> 2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Nonfiction<br> 2016 Indies Choice Book of the Year, Young Adult<br> <i>Booklist</i> 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Biographies<br> Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, History<br> 2016 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, NonfictionSymphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
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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.
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.
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