A Thunderous Whisper
Oct 2012 · Sold by Knopf Books for Young Readers
4.8star
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"In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, 12-year-old ani unexpectedly gets drawn into a network of underground rebels working to thwart Franco's efforts to destroy the Basque people's way of life. . . . Exciting." -- SLJ
Ani believes she is just an insignificant whisper of a girl in a loud world. This is what her mother tells her anyway. Her father made her feel important, but he's been off fighting in Spain's Civil War, and his voice in her head is fading. Then she meets Mathias. His family has just moved to Guernica and he's as far from a whisper as a boy can be. Ani thinks Mathias is more like lightning. Mathias's father is part of a spy network and soon Ani finds herself helping him deliver messages to other members of the underground. For the first time, she's making a difference in the world.
And then her world explodes. The sleepy little market town of Guernica is destroyed by Nazi bombers. In one afternoon Ani loses her city, her home, her mother. But in helping the other survivors, Ani gains a sense of her own strength. And she and Mathias make plans to fight back in their own unique way.
Ani believes she is just an insignificant whisper of a girl in a loud world. This is what her mother tells her anyway. Her father made her feel important, but he's been off fighting in Spain's Civil War, and his voice in her head is fading. Then she meets Mathias. His family has just moved to Guernica and he's as far from a whisper as a boy can be. Ani thinks Mathias is more like lightning. Mathias's father is part of a spy network and soon Ani finds herself helping him deliver messages to other members of the underground. For the first time, she's making a difference in the world.
And then her world explodes. The sleepy little market town of Guernica is destroyed by Nazi bombers. In one afternoon Ani loses her city, her home, her mother. But in helping the other survivors, Ani gains a sense of her own strength. And she and Mathias make plans to fight back in their own unique way.
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4.8
6 reviews
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March 3, 2016
The story was wonderful,I cried in the end but I really want to know what happened to Mathias if he suffered or if he really joins the war but overall it was a great book it really touched my heart I will recommend this book.
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Daniela Gomez
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June 14, 2014
This was so amazing ani and Mathias are such good freinds wish i could be like the sad part that everyone died mathias wants to fight in the war. Anyways good book
Denise Harmon
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February 3, 2017
Omg one of my favorites there should be a sequel I wanna find out if Mathias and Ani meet again but its a great book
About the author
CHRISTINA DIAZ GONZALEZ made her literary debut with the much acclaimed The Red Umbrella. She lives in Florida with her husband and children.
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