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Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure (Unabridged) by Anne Dublin

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Jacob and the Mandolin Adventure (Unabridged)

Author
Anne Dublin
Narrator
Steven Vlahos
Publisher
Second Story Press
Publish Date
15 October 2021
Run Time
4 hours 18 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees
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Thirteen-year-old Jacob's life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for Jewish children. His days are brightened by playing in the orphanage mandolin orchestra. When an American benefactor arrives with the promise of a new life in Canada at a farm school, Jacob and his friends are thrilled. But can they trust this man to keep his promises?The children travel by train and by ship, facing illness and prejudice along the way. where a stowaway becomes dangerously sick. Jacob, who has become the orchestra's star player, must overcome his fears and doubts to help his friends and to fulfill his dream to one day play at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. Inspired by real events.

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Author
Anne Dublin
Narrator
Steven Vlahos
Duration
4 hours 18 minutes
Release Date
15 October 2021
ISBN
9781772602265
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Second Story Press
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees

Synopsis

Thirteen-year-old Jacob's life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for Jewish children. His days are brightened by playing in the orphanage mandolin orchestra. When an American benefactor arrives with the promise of a new life in Canada at a farm school, Jacob and his friends are thrilled. But can they trust this man to keep his promises?The children travel by train and by ship, facing illness and prejudice along the way. where a stowaway becomes dangerously sick. Jacob, who has become the orchestra's star player, must overcome his fears and doubts to help his friends and to fulfill his dream to one day play at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. Inspired by real events.

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