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Author
Lexile measure
HL 490L
Language
English
Description
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina is preparing for art school, first dates, and all that summer has to offer. But one night, the Soviet secret police barge violently into her home, deporting her, along with her mother and younger brother, by cattle car to Siberia. Lina's father has been separated from the family and sentenced to death in a prison camp. All seems to be lost, but Lina refuses to give up hope. Will that be enough to keep her alive?
Author
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Language
English
Description
For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, bestselling author Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating -- yet unknown -- tragedies. World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 620L
Physical Desc
495 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Madrid, 1957. Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. He meets Ana Moreno, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War-- as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. -- adapted from...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
HL 500L
Physical Desc
ix, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. He's left with only two choices: betray everyone and everything he loves--or use his...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they're living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II--Britain's eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley's top minds to crack the Nazi's Enigma cipher, fourteen-year-old Lizzie embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A deeply personal how-to book for aspiring writers, encouraging them to look inward and excavate their own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page"--
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
512 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
En el Castellana Hilton de 1957, Madrid, Daniel Matheson, de dieciocho ąos, se conecta con Ana Moreno a trǎvs de la fotogra̕fa y el destino cuando Daniel descubre el lado incr̕eblemente oscuro de la ciudad bajo el gobierno del genera̕lsimo Franco.
At the Castellana Hilton in 1957 Madrid, eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson connects with Ana Moreno through photography and fate as Daniel discovers the incredibly dark side of the city under Generalissimo...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
352, 16 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Lina is a fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. She's just like any other girl. Until one night in 1941, when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother are taken slowly north to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to dig for beets and fight for...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
"Winter 1945. Four refugees. Four secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept." -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
HL 620L
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
At the Castellana Hilton in 1957 Madrid, eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson connects with Ana Moreno through photography and fate as Daniel discovers the incredibly dark side of the city under Generalissimo Franco's rule.
Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
HL 490L
Physical Desc
1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An artistic sixteen-year-old is forcefully separated from her family by Soviet soldiers and sent to one of Stalin's work camps in Siberia. Despite suffering through cruel and harsh conditions, Lina finds refuge in the connections she makes with other deportees and in the art she continues to create to document her experiences.
