Words on fire
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.
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Action and adventure fiction. Historical fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781338275476
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Physical Description
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322 pages ; 22 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.