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| Genre/Form: | Fiction Juvenile fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ruta Sepetys |
| ISBN: | 9780399254123 0399254129 |
| OCLC Number: | 499127912 |
| Target Audience: | 012-up. |
| Description: | 344 p. : maps ; 22 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Ruta Sepetys. |
Abstract:
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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