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Words on fire

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 322 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781338275476
  • 133827547X
  • 9781338606065
  • 1338606069
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813.6 Fic 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.N5673 Car 2019
Summary: In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
JF JF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Fiction J NIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 24480000020293

In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.

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