SONG OF A BLACKBIRD by Maria van Lieshout has just been named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association. The graphic novel is fiction but based on true events with two intertwined timelines: a modern-day family drama and a thrilling World War II bank heist by Dutch resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland.

“This deeply personal and poetic graphic novel illustrates the heroic actions of everyday Dutch people as they resisted the Nazi regime.”                    Horn Book, starred review

“This work will claim its place beside graphic novel classics such as Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. Powerful, moving, and utterly unforgettable.” Kirkus, starred review

“Celebrates the incredible bravery of everyday people living under impossible circumstances, as well as the lasting legacy of their actions.”             Wall Street Journal