City of Thieves is by David Benioff. A wonderful work of historical fiction set during the Nazi siege of Leningrad during WWII. A young Russian Army deserter and a teenage Jewish looter are arrested and told that to gain their freedom they must find one dozen eggs to make a wedding cake for a powerful Soviet colonel's daughter. Lev and Kolya set about this task which takes them all over the besieged city and eventually behind enemy lines. A magnificent book, funny and so very sad at the same time.
Ratings: 9th grade - 9 out of 10 - V (violence) - AC (some mature thematic content).
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