03780cam a2200637 4500 468433461 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780763680541 0763680540 B015754S6O Amazon 380e6cfe-9de9-42da-bb25-718a94f1344c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2397148 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Anderson, M. T. Symphony for the City of the Dead [Libby eBook] : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad. Candlewick Press, 2015. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 37MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 37MB. history books for teens and young adults. nonfiction books for ages 12-14. biographies for kids age 12-14. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. nonfiction books for teens. biographies for teens. nonfiction for teens. leningrad symphony. national pride. World War Two. World War II. Young Adult. shotakovich. starvation. leningrad. composer. History. secrecy. morale. Russia. ya lit. siege. Music. WWII. War. YA. HTML:<p><b>A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist</b><br /> <br /> <b>National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony.</b></p> <p>In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history—almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943–1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the frozen streets, their relatives having neither the means nor the strength to bury them. Residents burned books, furniture, and floorboards to keep warm; they ate family pets and—eventually—one another to stay alive. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens—the <i>Leningrad</i> Symphony, which came to occupy a surprising place of prominence in the eventual Allied victory.</p> <p>This is the true story of a city under siege: the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power—and layered meaning—of music in beleaguered lives. <i>Symphony for the City of the Dead</i> is a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Award–winning author M. T. Anderson.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Young Adult Nonfiction. History. Music. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=380e6cfe-9de9-42da-bb25-718a94f1344c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=380e6cfe-9de9-42da-bb25-718a94f1344c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=380e6cfe-9de9-42da-bb25-718a94f1344c&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)