The wildcat behind glass / Alki Zei ; translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zeē, Alkē, author.

Contributor:

Emmerich, Karen, translator.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Kaplani tēs vitrinas. English

Language:

English

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Subjects (All):

Liberty--Juvenile fiction.

Liberty.

Greece--History--1917-1944--Juvenile fiction.

Greece.

Greece--Social conditions--20th century--Juvenile fiction.

Families--Juvenile fiction.

Families.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Juvenile literature.

Physical Description:

xii, 223 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First Restless Books hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Wild cat behind glass

Place of Publication:

New York : Restless Books, 2024.

Language Note:

In English, translated from the Greek.

Summary:

"For Melia and her sister Myrto, the summer of 1936 means a break from Grandfather's history lessons and weeks of running free at the Greek seaside with their ragtag group of friends. Best of all, cousin Nikos will visit and tell his fabulous stories about the taxidermied wildcat, which opens its blue glass eye when it wants to do good deeds and its black one when it makes trouble. The black eye must be open lately because all the adults have been acting strangely, arguing about politics and fearful of the police. Soon even the children are divided--who can Melia trust? And can the wildcat help keep her family safe?"-- Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

"A new translation by Karen Emmerich"--Cover.

"Yonder, Restless Books for Young Readers"--Page 4 of cover.

"First published as Το Καπλάνι της βιτρίνας by Themelio Publications, Athens, 1963"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9781632063649

1632063646

OCLC:

1391433087