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Vango
by Timothee de Fombelle
Ages: 14+
Published: 2014
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-0-7636-7196-9
Keywords: post World War I, France
Moments before taking his priestly vows, Vango becomes a target of both the police and an assassin. His search for his true identity takes him on a wild chase across post-World War I Europe.