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Vango Between sky and earth /

"In a world between wars, a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing the accusations of police who blame him for a murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocenc...

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Main Author: Fombelle, Timothée de, 1973-
Other Authors: Ardizzone, Sarah, 1970- (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
French
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Series:Fombelle, Timothée de, 1973- Vango. 1.
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Priests > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Malicious accusation > Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:"In a world between wars, a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing the accusations of police who blame him for a murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the secrets of his shrouded past and prove his innocence before all is lost"--Amazon.com.
Item Description:Originally published as: Vango, 1. Entre ciel et terre. France : Gallimard Jeunesse, c1997.
Physical Description:421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:Young Adult.
ISBN:9780763671969
0763671967
Author Notes:Timothée de Fombelle is a popular French playwright who has achieved international success as a novelist with his debut, Toby Alone, and its sequel, Toby and the Secrets of the Tree. He has worked as a teacher and in 1990 set up his own theater company. Timothée de Fombelle lives with his family in Paris.

Sarah Ardizzone has won several awards for her translation work, including the Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation for Toby Alone by Timothée de Fombelle and for Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac. She lives in London.

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