Title: Breaking Stalin's Nose
Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin
Genre: Chapter book
Sub Genre: Historical/ Realistic Fiction
Theme: Perceptions of heroes and leaders differ
Primary and Secondary Characters: Sasha Zaichi
Award(s) date of publication: 2012 Newbery Award Winner
Brief Summary: This is a historical and realistic fiction. Sasha is a fictional character. He is a young boy living in Russia. His father works, so they live a decent life due to benefits that his dad receives. This story covers one day and one night with a lot taking place. During the story, Sasha expresses how he feels about Stalin. He really looks up to him. Stalin is a leader and most people view him as an enemy, but in this story, Sasha views him as a hero.
Used in the Classroom: The things that take place in the book are mostly true. This would be a great book to introduce to older students. They would be able to learn about that point and time in history. They could do other projects following the book. They could read books that have a very different opinion about Stalin and then compare the two. This was a very interesting book and I really like the fact that it stayed so true to the events of that era.
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