num_pages: 188
description: The silver sword became the symbol of hope and courage which kept four deserted and starving children alive through the years of occupation, and afterwards on the search to find their parents, and is based on a true story.
language: English
title: The Silver Sword
titlecomplete: The Silver Sword (New Windmills Ks3)
characters: Bronia Balacki, Edek, Ruth Balacki
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Adventure, Young Adult, Classics, Holocaust, Childrens, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 7944
places: Switzerland, Warsaw, Poland
publisher: Heinemann Educational Books