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4 stars
This was the last book by Ruta Sepetys that I still had to read and her first published work!
It didn’t feel like her other books. It was still extremely well written but I didn’t experience it as “unputdownable”.
I think because it didn’t develop the political and historical aspects as much as her other stories.
We still follow a few m ...more
4 stars
“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.”
This was the last book by Ruta Sepetys that I still had to read and her first published work!
It didn’t feel like her other books. It was still extremely well written but I didn’t experience it as “unputdownable”.
I think because it didn’t develop the political and historical aspects as much as her other stories.
We still follow a few m ...more
1941, 15-year-old Lina Vilkas' father never arrived home and now someone is banging at their door. Lina, her 10-year-old brother Jonas and their mother Elena are ordered to pack only necessities from their home in Lithuania by Soviet officers and charged as criminals.
The Soviets packed them into cargo trains with other families. Here is where our journey with the Vilkas' and other Lithuanians really begins. They didn't know it but they were headed to work camps in Siberia.
I love historical fict ...more
The Soviets packed them into cargo trains with other families. Here is where our journey with the Vilkas' and other Lithuanians really begins. They didn't know it but they were headed to work camps in Siberia.
I love historical fict ...more
Absolutely amazing book and wonderful movie! Very moving.
Dec 14, 2012
Julie
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Haze
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Jun 08, 2015
Jacqueline
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Jul 12, 2015
Megan (ReadingRover)
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May 31, 2016
Talya
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Nov 10, 2016
CoolkidSam
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May 31, 2019
LukasmummyReads
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May 31, 2020
Kendra
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Jun 18, 2021
Jen
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