Song of a Blackbird

Five Starred Reviews. A Michael L. Printz Honor Book. A National Book Award Longlist Selection. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR for. Kirkus Reviews. , School Library Journal. , Publishers Weekly. , The Horn Book. ,. Book Riot. , and more. "This is essential, illuminating reading. " -R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder. Fight hate. Make art. In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to join the Dutch Resistance. Before long, Emma is drawn into a clandestine world of printing presses and counterfeiters, with thousands of lives on the line. In 2011 Amsterdam, teenage Annick's world has changed as well. A search for a bone marrow donor for her beloved oma leads to a shocking revelation: her grandmother was secretly adopted as a child. The only clues to finding their lost family are a series of art prints hanging on the wall-each signed by a mysterious "Emma B. "This timely graphic novel weaves together two timelines to reveal how art, in the face of political upheaval and nearly insurmountable adversity, can become our greatest lifeline.