The Question and Answer section for The Silver Sword is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Serraillier depicts the horrors of war in his novel in a thoughtful and approachable way. He shows how: families are broken up and children are orphaned; homes and cities are destroyed; children are forced to grow up well before they ought to; the...
• Russia
• Poland
• Germany
• United States
From the text:
Courageous: Even though the couple knew that his presence was a danger to them, they chose to hide him anyway.
The number convinced them that he was telling the truth. They knew that if they were found hiding him they would die. But...