In occupied France during World War II, Marie-Laure, a blind girl from Paris, and Werner, an orphan from Germany, take refuge in the walled citadel of Saint-Malo. Marie-Laure and her father are working for the French Resistance and hiding a valuable jewel from the Paris Museum of Natural History; Werner has been trained as a Hitler Youth and is an expert at building and fixing radios. As the young people's paths converge, Werner discovers the radio of Marie-Laure's Uncle Etienne and he is drawn to her. When Saint-Malo is bombed, Werner finds Marie-Laure and helps her escape.--Ministry of Education website. .

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fiction, 2015. Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, 2015 Winner. English language arts 30 (2013). Note: This novel contains scenes of violence. Educators are advised to consult their local learning resources evaluation policy before using this resource.--Ministry of Education website.