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Words on fire, Jennifer A. Nielsen

Label
Words on fire, Jennifer A. Nielsen
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Words on fire
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
1121593760
Responsibility statement
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Summary
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
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