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TextPublication details: New York : Speak, 2012, c2011Description: 352 p. , 15 p. : maps ; 22 cmISBN: 9780142420591Subject(s): Soviet Occupation of Lithuania (1940-1941) | 1900 - 1999 | Labor camps -- Juvenile fiction | Survival -- Juvenile fiction | Labor camps -- Fiction | Survival -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Labor camps | Survival | Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile fiction | Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction | Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Juvenile fiction | Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Fiction | Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Fiction | Lithuania | Russia (Federation) -- Siberia | Soviet UnionGenre/Form: Fiction. | History. | Juvenile works. Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Fiction | F .S474 2012 | Available | 03515 |
Includes discussion questions, an interview with Ruta Sepetys and an excerpt from Ruta Sepetys' next novel, Out of the Easy.
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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