Breaking Stalin's Nose : (Newbery Honor Book) (Paperback)

from val313

This is a very powerful book about the Communist reign of terror that is seldom mentioned from a child's perspective. This was a Newbery honor book for 2012 and rightly deserves its recognition. While this is presented as a children's book I would be hesitant to let anyone under 12 years of age r...

from tmalon4

This book takes place somewhere during the 1950's in the former Soviet Union. Sasha Zaichik is a 10 year-old boy who has wanted to belong to the Soviet Young Pioneers for as long as he could remember. He is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism. The night before Sasha will...

from librarian1204

Very well done historical fiction. Would be an excellent read aloud in the upper grades even though reading level and format ( great illustrations) make it seem younger.This book would generate so much class discussion and I think will stay in the reader's mind for a very long time. The fact that...

from Shelbya14

Breaking Stalin's Nose is an historical fiction novel that takes place in Soviet Russia. Sasha Zaichik dreams of becoming a Young Pioneer and leading the crusade to spread communism to the world. His faith in communism begins cracking when his father, who he idolizes, is arrested as an enemy of t...

from Adrian.Gaytan

The story and the events take place over two days, which is very neat. Because stories don't have to take over the course of years or a day. Sasha is a ten year old boy living with his father in former USSR. His father works for the communist government and the "idealized" leader Joseph Stalin. S...