Blockade Diary Illustrated by Jeffry Mitchell and album covers—even Lucasfilm’s annual

and album covers—even Lucasfilm’s annual holiday cards—all rescanned and rephotographed for this book

teaches readers how to mend

John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin reteam with Nate Powell—the award-winning illustrator of the March trilogy—and are joined by L

and musical structures

collectible feel

Blockade Diary Illustrated by Jeffry Mitchell and album covers—even Lucasfilm’s annualWhat happens when ordinary life is erased overnight? In September 1941, as German forces closed in on Leningrad, thirty four year old Elena Kochina was a teacher, wife, and mother living a comfortable life in one of the Soviet Union's great cultural centers. Within weeks, that world had vanished. Food disappeared, winter descended, and survival became a daily struggle. Written as events unfolded, Blockade Diary is a remarkable firsthand account of the