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Salt to the sea : a novel / Ruta Sepetys.

Sepetys, Ruta. (Author).

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"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0399160302
  • ISBN: 9780399160301
  • Physical Description: 391 pages : illustration, maps
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 24.99
Subject: Wilhelm Gustloff (Ship) > Fiction.
Teenagers > Fiction.
Refugees > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Russian > Fiction.
Shipwreck survival > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter @RutaSepetys and Instagram @RutaSepetysAuthor.


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