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Sepetys, Ruta,

I must betray you / - ix, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319).

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.

Ages 12 and up. Philomel Books. Grades 7-9. Philomel Books.

ISBN: 9781984836038 198483603X

LCCN: 2021047674

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Espionage--History--Romania--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Romania--Juvenile fiction.
Dictatorship--Juvenile fiction.
Revolutions--Juvenile fiction.
Spies--Fiction.
Family life--Romania--Fiction.
Dictatorship--Fiction.
Revolutions--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Romania--History--Revolution, 1989--Juvenile fiction.
Bucharest (Romania)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Romania--History--Revolution, 1989--Fiction.
Bucharest (Romania)--History--20th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Young adult fiction.
Novels.
Historical fiction.
Spy fiction.
Political fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S47957 / Iam 2022

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]