Status
Available
Call number
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2008.
Description
Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML: When a dead German paratrooper lands in his street, Lev is caught looting the body and dragged to jail, fearing for his life. He shares his cell with the charismatic and grandiose Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested on desertion charges. Instead of the standard bullet in the back of the head, Lev and Kolya are given a chance at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt to find the impossible..
Awards
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2010)
Alex Award (2009)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — 2009)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2011)
This Mystery is Amazing! (#3 — 2011)
Notable Books List (Fiction — 2009)
Language
Original publication date
2008
Physical description
258 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
9780670018703