
Song of a Blackbird
First Second · Paperback · January 21, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- An accessible, category-first read with the feel of something to keep close.
- Genres
- YA Historical Comics, Holocaust Stories for Teens, War & Military YA
- Published
- First Second, January 21, 2025
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FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! A Michael L. Printz Honor Book A National Book Award Longlist Selection A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Horn Book, Book Riot, and more! "This is essential, illuminating reading.” —R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder Fight hate. Make art. In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma’s world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps.
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That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line. In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick’s world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child. The only clues to finding their lost family are a series of art prints hanging on the wall—each signed by a mysterious “Emma B.” This timely graphic novel weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.
Why It Clicks
An accessible, category-first read with the feel of something to keep close.
Come here for
- historical-fic to linger with
- family drama with a collector’s pull
Expect
- historical fiction
- Jewish YA
Where it sits
| Holocaust Stories for Teens | 88% |
|---|---|
| YA Historical Comics | 67% |
| War & Military YA | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Historical Comics
- Multigenerational YA Stories
- Historical YA - Europe
- Authors
- Maria van Lieshout
- Publisher
- First Second
- Published
- January 21, 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Historical Comics