Saving zasha takes place in post world war ii russia where almost all of the dogs have died due to the war. World war ii has just ended when mikhail finds a dying man and his german shepherd, zasha, in the woods. Saving zasha by randi barrow in epub, fb3, txt download ebook. Are you the kind of person that feels sorry or cries if an animal a dog perhaps is hurt or killed. The country is still suffering the effects of the war very little gasoline and food, and many of the men are still missing or. Finding zasha begins with the september 1941 siege of leningrad. I went to the classroom library, and saw saving zasha. Well, randi barrow has written a prequel that pretty much answers those two questions.
Saving zasha in the book saving zasha characters, plot, and theme are impacted by the setting. My 6th grade students have loved reading saving zasha. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read finding zasha. During the chaos, twelveyearold ivan is sent to live with relatives when his. Who was mikhail riding at the beginning of the story. Its dangerous some say traitorous to own a german dog after germany attacked russia, so mikhail must keep zasha a secret to keep her alive. These questions can help facilitate a class discussion on the books plot, structure, and themes. Saving zasha is a childrens novel about a boy and a dog set in postworld war ii russia. Saving zasha has all the makings of an exciting, nailbiting adventure story. Speaking in a plausible firstperson voice, 12 yearold ivan, a talented concertina player, begins the war living in leningrad. The characters in the story are all welldeveloped, and i can easily picture them. Saving zasha would be a nice introduction for children to the historical fiction genre. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by.
Zasha is a german dog and people thought if it was a german dog it was like the germans the enemy. So a young boy finds a man dying in the woods with a german shepherd. Its dangerous some say traitorous to own a german dog after germany attacked russia, so. When german soldiers surround the city and cut off all supply lines, life becomes more difficult. Mikhail meat zasha out in the woods when he was taking his horse out for a good ole trout. When the siege of leningrad begins, 12 year old ivan must learn to be strong as daily life becomes more and more difficult. Saving zasha is realisticfiction book with many great details. One of ivans more pleasant tasks is to train alexs dogs. During these horrible times, ivan was sent to live with his relative, uncle boris, when his mom. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of saving zasha by randi barrow. Saving zasha, by randi barrow scholastic, 2011 recommended for ages 10 and up. The title of this book is saving zasha and it was written by randi barrow. Saving zasha and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Theme the theme of this book is historical fiction. Saving zasha has all the makings of an exciting, nailbiting adventure story for any reader who likes good historical fiction andor a great dog story. Saving zasha by randi barrow nook book ebook barnes. Russia not allowing anything in german in russia zasha is a perfect a example because she is from germany and people want to steel her because they want to kill her or sell her.
The book has an easy plot to follow, introduces some historical facts, and has a happy ending. Conditions swiftly deteriorate as the germans both bomb and lay siege to the city. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading saving zasha. Another great reason to read saving zasha is if you are looking for a dog because in the back of the book it tells you all about a great dog breed. But mikhails rival, katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure hes hiding. Jordyn lyles nevermind finding zasha is a prequel to saving zasha and is like zashas. Saving zasha 2011 read online free book by randi barrow.
Mikhail must keep zasha a secret for her own good while dealing with his own family. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But next to saving zasha, i found what turned out to be the prequel of it, which is finding zasha. Mikhail finds a bloody man who has a german shepherd. Saving zasha, her first childrens book, was inspired and informed by her canine fr. This prequel to saving zasha recounts the story of ivan, who is living in an. I dont know how much of this book is true, but it claims that many dogs were killed during wwii due to starvation or being used against the enemy. I liked the first book, but am very glad that this came out. In a prequel to saving zasha 2011, barrow provides a mildly harrowing depiction of life in russia during world war ii. My first two books were historical fiction for middle grade kids. Will this young boy be able to keep zasha a secret. I couldnt predict the ending of the book and the characters were great. Talk about a book character with whom youve identified.
I think you should read saving zasha if you can handle heartbreaking moments and then move on. When dogs entered her life a dozen years ago, the effect was profound. It is a finely wrought debut novel for randi barrow and she has created a realistic situation and characters in a book that is sure to win over many middle grade readers. This book takes place in northern russia not long after world war ii has ended. Saving zasha is a sweet book about a little known problem at least to americans. Its dangerous some say traitorous to own a german dog after germany attacked russia, so mikhail must keep zasha a secret to ke. In her first book for children, adult author barrow brings readers a gentle and suspenseful story straight from the heart of a doglover.
According to the historybased novel, dogs were used and abused for many different purposes, including carrying bombs under tanks, carrying messages through enemy territory, and acting as guard dogs and killers. A really good historical fiction book recommended to me by my 4th grade. Of course, after reading saving zasha, we all wondered where she really came from and who was the german soldier she was with. Saving zasha by randi barrow published by scholastic inc.
In post wwii russia, one boy dares to save an outlawed dog. Its dangerous some say treasonous to own a german dog after germany attacked russia, so mikhail must keep zasha a secret to keep her alive. Ivan is determined to use his position to undermine the nazis and rescue the dogs. Basically the main characters are mikhail, nikolai, mama, rina, dimitri, katia, irina irvan, petr, and. Publishers weekly mikhails first person account will grab readers with the physical details of training and protecting his beloved pet as well as the history of the devastating war and its aftermath. No spoiler alerts so you need to tread the book because it is really good mkay. Survival in leningrad, a perilous journey away from the city, dealing with the nazis and eventually escaping them excellent stuff. Randi barrow is an attorney and amateur historian, who has also published adult nonfiction.
What is the climax of the book saving zasha answers. This book is really great and you should read it if you are a dog lover if you are a dog lover or a war lover and love wwii then this is your kind of book. I found it so easy to relate to the characters, especially mikhail and his older brother, nikolai. A young boy, named mikhail, around the age of 12 or, thinks his father is dead.
For a book project, my 8th grade english i students wrote book talks and converted those book talks into book trailers. It is filled with all of the excitement that saving zasha could have used. Oducayen my 6th grade teacher talked about saving zasha during the last 10 minutes of homeroom on a wedsnday, i was interested in reading it. But ivan underestimates axels attachment to zasha and thor and soon finds himself being hunted by a ruthless soldier who will stop at.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The characters are impacted because mikhail and his family are impacted when they became deeply in love with their new dog zasha. Interest level 57, reading level 6 in this four part prequel to saving zasha, 12 yearold ivans world changed the day leningrad, his home, was seized by the germans during wwii in 1941. In this four part prequel to saving zasha, 12yearold ivans world changed the day. I recently had the pleasure of reading saving zasha by randi barrow. Ivan loving, fighter,willing, teenager auntie loving, caring, prepared,neet zasha loving, kind, fighter, thor kind, playful, never tiring, determined, meant for. Saving zasha, her first childrens book, was inspired and informed by her canine friends. How do the characters change by the end of the book. But mikhails rival, katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure hes. Saving zasha by randi barrow 20, paperback for sale. It was published by scholastic press and has a total of 240 pages in the book.