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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 hap...

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Main Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Smuggling > Lithuania > Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading > Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to > Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania > History > Underground movements > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Action and adventure fiction > Juvenile.
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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.
Physical Description:322 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781338275476
133827547X
9781338606065
1338606069
Author Notes:Jennifer A. Nielsen was born in Utah. Her first book, Elliot and the Goblin War, was published in 2010. She is the author of The Underworld Chronicles, The Ascendance Trilogy, and the Praetor War series. She also wrote the sixth book of the Infinity Ring series, Behind Enemy Lines.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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