Sepetys, Ruta. creator text Historical fiction. nyu New York SPEAK, Penguin Books c2011 2011 monographic eng

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344 p. : maps ; 22 cm. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the experience of the author's family, includes a historical note. adolescent Ruta Sepetys. e-li--- Labor camps Juvenile fiction Survival Juvenile fiction Siberia (Russia) History 20th century Juvenile fiction Soviet Union History 1925-1953 Juvenile fiction Lithuania History Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 Juvenile fiction F SEP [Fic] 9780142420591 0399254129 2009050092 DLC 120405 20190501230118.0 499127912