num_pages: 213
description: In her first novel beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances people are capable of extraordinary things.Italy 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope though  and neither have thirteen-year- old Paolo and his sister Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation but what can two siblings  with only a bicycle to help them  do against a whole army? Middle-grade fans of history and adventure will be riveted by the action and the vividly evoked tension of World War II.
language: English
title: Hero on a Bicycle
publisher: Candlewick Press