I must betray you
Title
:
I must betray you
Personal Author EPSB
:
Ruta, Sepetys
Summary
:
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.
Year Published
:
2022-2023
Physical Description
:
ix, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Awards
:
2025 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Senior nominee
Subject
:
Espionage -- Romania -- History -- Fiction.
Families -- Romania -- Fiction.
Dictatorship -- Fiction.
Revolutions -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction
Geographic Term
:
Romania -- History -- Revolution, 1989 -- Fiction.
Bucharest (Romania) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction
Political fiction
Spy fiction
Summary
:
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.
ISBN
:
9781984836038
9781984836045
Publisher
:
New York : Philomel Books, 2022.
New York : Philomel Books, 2023.
©2022
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Johnny Bright | F SEP YRCA 2025 | Book | 31455000297365 | Due 12/17/24 |