num_pages: 209
description: When Roberto sneaks off to see a movie in his Italian village, he has no idea that life as he knows it is over. German soldiers raid the theater, round up the boys in the audience, and pack them onto a train. After a terrifying journey, Roberto and his best friend Samuele find themselves in a brutal work camp, where food is scarce and horror is everywhere. The boys vow to stay together no matter what. But Samuele has a dangerous secret, which, if discovered, could get them both killed. Lovers of historical fiction will be captivated by this tragic, triumphant, and deeply moving novel.
language: English
title: Stones in Water
titlecomplete: Stones in Water (Stones in Water, #1)
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Italy, Young Adult, Holocaust, Childrens, Survival, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 2489
places: Ukraine
series: Stones in Water
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Goldener Lufti
publisher: Puffin Books