Under attack

Title
Under attack

Personal Author EPSB
Marsha Forchuk, Skrypuch

Summary
12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn't be more different. Rada is outgoing and chatty while Dariia is a quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family -- Rada is with her mom and Dariia with her dad. Rada and her mother are then separated by Russian officials and Rada is sent to live with a Russian family. As the war rages around them, Rada and her family must overcome unimaginable hardships. But they will learn how powerful hope is in the face of disaster.

Year Published
2025

Series
Kidnapped from Ukraine ;

Volume
1

Physical Description
309 pages : maps ; 22 cm.

Subject
Twin sisters -- Fiction.
 
Families -- Fiction.
 
Separated people -- Fiction.
 
Hope -- Fiction.
 
Survival -- Fiction.
 
Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022 -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Mariupol (Ukraine) -- History -- 21st century -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.
 
Canadian fiction.

Summary
12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn't be more different. Rada is outgoing and chatty while Dariia is a quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family -- Rada is with her mom and Dariia with her dad. Rada and her mother are then separated by Russian officials and Rada is sent to live with a Russian family. As the war rages around them, Rada and her family must overcome unimaginable hardships. But they will learn how powerful hope is in the face of disaster.

ISBN
9781546104537
 
9781546104513

Publisher
New York : Scholastic Press, [2025]
 
©2025


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
HardistyF SKRBook30512000291862Fiction