03823cam a2200649 4500 423236664 TxAuBib 20210411120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780763680541 0763680540 B015754S6O Amazon 380e6cfe-9de9-42da-bb25-718a94f1344c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2397148 OverDrive (Product ID) 2397148 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Anderson, M. T. Symphony for the City of the Dead [Libby] : Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad. Candlewick Press, 2015. World War II. War. World War Two. siege. YA. morale. composer. starvation. Young Adult. WWII. Russia. History. Music. secrecy. leningrad. nonfiction books for teens. history books for teens and young adults. nonfiction for teens. biographies for teens. ya lit. nonfiction books for ages 12-14. biographies for kids age 12-14. leningrad symphony. national pride. shotakovich. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 37MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 37MB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Music. Young Adult Nonfiction. 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>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-04-10 22:00:02. 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)