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	McDonough, Yona Zeldis. THE BICYCLE SPY New York : Scholastic, 2016 IL 3-6, RL 5.8 ISBN 0545850959 (2 booktalks)
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Booktalk #1 Marcel loves to ride his bicycle through the streets of his town in France. He makes bread deliveries for his parent’s bakery. Marcel dreams of riding in the Tour De France, a famous bike race. But, since the German occupation of his country, all races have been cancelled. There are soldiers everywhere, stopping people with their checkpoints and questions. Marcel is stopped everyday as he makes his deliveries. Then, during one of his trips, Marcel learns that his family is in danger. His parents are members of the French resistance, a group dedicated to defeating the Germans. Marcel’s bike rides became more risky by the day, and soon he will have to ride to save many more lives than just his own. Booktalk #2 Marcel dreams of competing in the Tour De France, even though the race has been canceled for the last two years due to the German occupation of France. While riding his bicycle to make deliveries for his parents bakery, he discovers a secret that will change his world. Will Marcel use his bicycle racing skills, and be brave enough to help his family with the resistance movement and save his friend and her family from serious danger? Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead It’s been five years since Livy last opened the door to the bedroom closet, but Bob, a small green being wearing a chicken suit, has been patiently waiting for her to return and help him figure out his identity and where he belongs. After all, a promise is a promise. (Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2019-2020)
	SUBJECTS: Action and adventure fiction. Bicycles and bicycling -- Fiction. Family life -- France -- Fiction. France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction. Jews -- France -- Fiction. Secrets -- Fiction. War fiction. World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements France -- Fiction.

McDonough, Yona Zeldis.
THE BICYCLE SPY
New York : Scholastic, 2016
IL 3-6, RL 5.8
ISBN 0545850959

(2 booktalks)

Click on the book to read Amazon reviews

Booktalk #1

Marcel loves to ride his bicycle through the streets of his town in France. He makes bread deliveries for his parent’s bakery. Marcel dreams of riding in the Tour De France, a famous bike race. But, since the German occupation of his country, all races have been cancelled. There are soldiers everywhere, stopping people with their checkpoints and questions. Marcel is stopped everyday as he makes his deliveries. Then, during one of his trips, Marcel learns that his family is in danger. His parents are members of the French resistance, a group dedicated to defeating the Germans. Marcel’s bike rides became more risky by the day, and soon he will have to ride to save many more lives than just his own.

Booktalk #2

Marcel dreams of competing in the Tour De France, even though the race has been canceled for the last two years due to the German occupation of France. While riding his bicycle to make deliveries for his parents bakery, he discovers a secret that will change his world. Will Marcel use his bicycle racing skills, and be brave enough to help his family with the resistance movement and save his friend and her family from serious danger? Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead It’s been five years since Livy last opened the door to the bedroom closet, but Bob, a small green being wearing a chicken suit, has been patiently waiting for her to return and help him figure out his identity and where he belongs. After all, a promise is a promise. (Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2019-2020)

SUBJECTS:     Action and adventure fiction.
                        Bicycles and bicycling -- Fiction.
                        Family life -- France -- Fiction.
                        France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 -- Fiction.
                        Jews -- France -- Fiction.
                        Secrets -- Fiction.
                        War fiction.
                        World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
                        France -- Fiction.