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Thorndike Press large print young adultSepetys, Ruta
Summary: "Madrid, 1957. Under the oppressive dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth. Photography introduces him to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2019
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Summary: Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA, Inc. 2011
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Sepetys, Ruta
Summary: "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 author's family, includes a historical note."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SEPCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SEPCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: "As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: "As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: YA CD FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: 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 author's family, includes a historical note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: At the Castellana Hilton in 1957 Madrid, eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson connects with Ana Moreno through photography and fate as Daniel discovers the incredibly dark side of the city under Generalissimo Franco's rule.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Septys 2019Sepetys, Ruta
Summary: In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act... Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they're living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II--Britain's eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley's top...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SEPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into the country under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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Summary: In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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Summary: Racing to freedom with thousands of other refugees as Russian forces close in on their homes in East Prussia, Joana, Emilia, and Florian meet aboard the doomed Wilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: "A deeply personal how-to book for aspiring writers, encouraging them to look inward and excavate their own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 SEPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 SEPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.02 SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: This middle grade historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother's disappearance. Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act... Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they're living inside of one....
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta
Summary: "Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians arent free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauşescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. Hes left with only two...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta.
Summary: 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 author's family, includes a historical note.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION SEPCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SEPSepetys, Ruta.
Summary: "As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION SEPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SEPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SEPCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Sepetys 2016Summary: An artistic sixteen-year-old is forcefully separated from her family by Soviet soldiers and sent to one of Stalin's work camps in Siberia. Despite suffering through cruel and harsh conditions, Lina finds refuge in the connections she makes with other deportees and in the art she continues to create to document her experiences.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019