Vango

Between Sky and Earth

By: Timothée de Fombelle, Sarah Ardizzone - translator

Narrated by: David deVries

A breathless adventure from international award winner Timothée de Fombelle charts a desperate search for identity across the vast expanses of Europe.

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. As he crisscrosses the continent via train, boat, and even the Graf Zeppelin airship, his adventures take him from Parisian rooftops to Mediterranean islands to Scottish forests. A mysterious, unforgettable, and romantic protagonist, Vango tells a thrilling story sure to captivate lovers of daring escapades and subversive heroes.

©2010 Gallimard Jeunesse, first U.S. edition published by Candlewick Press. (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. English translation © 2013 by Sarah Ardizzone.

Translation and Performance- meh

I think something was lost when the story was translated. Elements of the story seemed more like fillers, or maybe just poorly translated. I wasn’t too happy with the performance. Why get an American male for an international character? Even a British accent would have been better. I still gave it 3 stars for a good plot.

Who is who now?

Awesome plot; a little hard to keep track if the names, but thats my only issue with it. Good accents

frustrating

plot was hard to follow and hardly seemed worth attempting to understand for extra credit book of the month club at school.