Words on fire
Título
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Words on fire
Jennifer A., Nielsen
Resumen
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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.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2019
Término de la materia
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Smuggling -- Fiction.
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Government, Resistance to -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
Término geográfico
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Lithuania -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Lithuania -- History -- Underground movements -- Fiction.
Género
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Action and adventure fiction.
Síntesis
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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.
ISBN
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9781338275476
9781338606065
Información de publicación
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New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2019.
©2019
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| George P. Nicholson | YA NIE | Book | 31004000291265 | Teen Fiction |