Multidimensional characters fill this gripping tale that keeps readers riveted to the end. The author of my book, shadow on the mountain, is margi preus. Shadow on the mountain recounts the adventures of a 14year. Renee askins founded the wolf fund in 1986 for the purpose of reintroducing the wolf into yellowstone national park. And, once again, in shadow on the mountain she brings to her readers. Shadow on the mountain tells the story of the nazi occupation of norway through the experiences of a boy named espen and his younger sister. Norway is so unprepared for war, in april of 1940, that when the allies sink a german troop ship in the waters off lillesand, and its survivors say. This summary of shadow on the mountain includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. The book is about how a norwegian spy was gaining information on the nazis to take them down. Shadow on the mountain takes place during wwii in norway. The nazis have occupied the country, and everyones life has changed. After nazi germany invades and occupies norway, espen and his friends are swept up in the norwegian resistance movement.
Preus captures the tension, fear and determination of espen and ingrid, and recounts the changes that take place as normal life disappears. My opinion about the book is that it is a fantastic book if you like historical ish books and books that are about war. Shadow on a mountain has a fascinating historical setting, but it is worth reading for the adventure and survival alone. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength. He is living with his girlfriend lisa i didnt remember her, but she was in the previous book towards the end, and while he still carries a torch for karla, he. Lin is still living in bombay and working as a forger for his mentor khaderbhais mafia organisation, now run by sanjay kumar and known as the sanjay corporation. We are also known for cookbooks by megabloggers such as six sisters stuff and our best bites, and new york times bestsellers, like christmas jars. Shadow on the mountain recounts the adventures of a 14 year. Basing her narrative on the experiences of the reallife teenager erling storrusten, preus imagines a world of confusing choices, dangerous missions, and resistance in the face of an extraordinarily powerful enemy. The author is obviously back on hard drugs and needed to produce something to sustain his habit. Ghandi also once wrote that you can judge people by the way they treat their animals. Shadow on the mountain covers nearly five years in espens life, as he takes on increasingly dangerous assignments. Shadow on the mountain is a 2011 novel for middle grades by margi preus that considers what an adolescents life would have been like in the shadow of nazi occupation in the northern european country of norway. He plays soccer with his schoolmates and hes in the boy scouts.
Preus uses these two characters in particular to explore the reasons why some people cooperated with an evil regime and what motivated them. Shadow on the mountain by margi preus is a historical fiction novel. My 14 year old son read this for a book report and found it incredible. A book thats 90 per cent dialogue should be a major indication that something is amiss. Shadow on the mountain recounts the adventures of a 14yearold norwegian boy named espen during world war ii.