The Day the World Stopped Turning by Michael Morpurgo, 284
pages. Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan),
2019. $17.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
A teen named Vincent finds himself in a small
town in southern France, where he meets two people, who have been lifelong friends,
who share their experiences during World War II. The war story of Kezia, a young Roma girl,
and Lorenzo, a special boy, is shared with Vincent. Kezia’s parents ran a carousel in town that
Lorenzo and his family would often visit.
When a storm destroyed the carousel, around the same time German
soldiers came to their small town, Lorenzo’s family hides Kezia’s Roma family.
I loved the story of Kezia and Lorenzo, but it
was a bit confusing to have the story told to Vincent. I was never sure what Vincent added to the book. I think the setting of Camargue, France with
the flamingos was portrayed so well and I loved the minor characters (a German
soldier, Kezia and Lorenzo’s parents) as much as Kezia and Lorenzo. I had never imagined what it would be like
for Roma families during World War II, so I enjoyed this historical fiction.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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