Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce the tour schedule for Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout.

January 20th
The Violet West – Creative Post

January 21st
Paiges & Lalypops – Review

January 22nd
The Bookish Ren – Top 5 Reasons to Read Song of the Blackbird

January 23rd
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post

January 24th
the nutty bookworm reads alot – Review

January 25th
One More Exclamation – Review

January 20th
therearenobadbooks – Creative post
nissa_the.bookworm – Review
ablueboxfullofbooks – Creative post

January 21st
paigesandlalypops – Review
infinite_bookworm_writes – Review
acourtofspinesnpages – Review

January 22nd
thebookishren – Top 5 Reasons to Read Song of the Blackbird
bookmarked.by.becky – Review
meghenslittlelibrary – Promotional Post

January 23rd
artxsouls – Review, Favorite Quotes
stargirls.magical.tale – Review

January 24th
thisreadergirl – Favorite Quotes, Top 5 Reasons to Read Song of the Blackbird
pagesforpaige – Review
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post

January 25th
onemoreexclamation – Review
onemused – Promotional Post

January 26th
enthuse_reader – Review, Tik Tok
phillybookish – Promotional Post
bookdemonio – Promotional Post

Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Graphic Novel
Publishing date: January 21, 2025

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Synopsis:

Fictionalized but based on true events, Song of a Blackbird has two intertwined timelines: one is a modern-day family drama, the other a thrilling tale of a WWII-era bank heist carried out by Dutch resistance fighters.

In the present day, teenage Annick is desperate to find a bone marrow donor that could save the life of her grandmother, Johanna. She turns to her family history and discovers a photograph taken by Emma Bergsma.

Decades earlier, Emma is a young art student about to be drawn into what will become the biggest bank heist in European history: swapping 50 Million Guilders’ worth of forged bank notes for real ones―right under the noses of the Nazis! Emma’s life―and the lives of thousands, including a young woman named Johanna―hangs in the balance.

In this stranger-than-fiction graphic novel, Maria van Lieshout weaves a tale about family, courage, and the power of art. Deeply personal yet universal, Song of a Blackbird sheds light on an untold WWII story and sends a powerful message about compassion and resistance.

Content Warning: grief

Maria is a Dutch-American illustrator and graphic novelist.
She grew up near Amsterdam, and studied Visual Communications at George Washington University in DC. Maria has a background in brand design and innovation and has illustrated/written 15 picture books for kids. Her historical graphic novel about a female artist in the Amsterdam resistance during WWII will be published by FirstSecond January 2025.

Please follow Maria on Instagram at @vanlieshoutstudio or visit www.vanlieshoutstudio.com for more information.

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