Behind Enemy Lines: The Escape of Robert Grimes with the Comet Line

by Matt Chandler, Dante Ginevra (Illustrator)

Overview

Experience the thrilling and true story of Lt. Robert Grimes as he runs for his life to evade being captured by Nazi soldiers. Readers will follow Grimes as he escapes danger with help from the Comet Line, a resistance group that rescued Allied soldiers during WWII.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515735304
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Great Escapes of World War II Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	GN680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is the author of more than 90 books for children and thousands of articles published in newspapers and magazines. He writes mostly nonfiction books with a focus on sports, ghosts and haunted places, and graphic novels. Matt lives in New York.

Dante Ginevra’s work can be found in numerous publications in his home country of Argentina. These include comics and comic strips in Fierro, Télam, and a variety of other magazines. In addition, he has illustrative work in graphic novels that span the globe. They include Cardal, published in Uruguay, and Entreactos and El Muertero Zabaletta, both published in Spain. Throughout his career he has also participated in numerous exhibitions in Argentina, Italy, Russia, Brazil, France, and Germany.

Table of Contents

The great war — The long road to freedom — Life after the war.

Interviews

readers love war stories; interesting, lesser known WWII events; graphic novel art style helps get reluctant readers excited about reading; cool illustrations and easy—to—follow story; true stories of the human experience of war

Editorial Reviews

…the authors incorporate adequate background information into the action—filled narratives. Drawings are well executed and attractive, with a muted color palette and varying layouts. . . .Sure to draw middle schoolers in; a first pick.

School Library Journal

...great additional purchases for nonfiction graphic collections and are ideal choices for reluctant and struggling readers. . . .“Great Escapes of World War II” is an excellent example of the best features of this imprint. . . .While the stories do touch on the violence and horrors of war, the facts are presented in a way that allows readers to think over the information and draw their own conclusions without bias. Readers will pick these up for the exciting escapes and find themselves reflecting on the difficult choices made during war. The art and text of these and other series from Graphic Library are generally uniform, making them a good choice for getting kids interested in various time periods in history or other nonfiction subjects, rather than a specific author or illustrator.

"Comical Information | Nonfiction Notions" SLJ

These stories are interesting, educational and totally engaging. The workings of the Resistance, the plight of Concentration Camp victims, the lengths to which individuals went to escape the Nazis, and the support provided from the local community are drawn and described in excellent detail. Slow or reluctant readers will find these to be compelling reads. . . .all excellent additions to any World War II collection.

Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews

This series of graphic novels celebrates instances of heroism in the face of threats and possible death during World War II. . . .The storytelling is engaging and captures the tension of the escapes, while the illustrations make the accounts more accessible for young readers. While the dialogue is fictional, the escapes the books are based on are factual; the heroes were all real people. . . .effectively present[s] the scope of Nazi power during WWII for young readers...

Jewish Book Council