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The Midnight Zoo

by Sonya Hartnett

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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.

Juvenile fictionZoosZoo animalsBrothers and sistersFreedomFictionWorld War, 1939-1945RomaniesRefugeesHistoryAnimalsWorld War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924