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Salt to the sea : a novel / Ruta Sepetys.
"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.
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- ISBN: 0399160302
- ISBN: 9780399160301
- Physical Description: 391 pages : illustration, maps
- Publisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 24.99 |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
- Baker & Taylor
Frantically 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 doomedWilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive. By the award-winning author of Out of the Easy . Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Baker & Taylor
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. - Penguin Putnam
New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "Masterfully crafted"âThe Wall Street Journal
For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastatingâyet unknownâtragedies.
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety.
Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand peopleâadults and children alikeâaboard must fight for the same thing: survival.
Told in alternating points of view and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, Erik Larson's Dead Wake, and Elizabeth Wein's Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, this masterful work of historical fiction is inspired by the real-life tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloffâthe greatest maritime disaster in history. As she did in Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome war, and proves that humanity and love can prevail, even in the darkest of hours.
Praise for Salt to the Sea:
Featured on NPR's Morning Edition  ♦  "Superlative...masterfully crafted...[a] powerful work of historical fiction."âThe Wall Street Journal  ♦  "[Sepetys is] a master of YA fiction…she once again anchors a panoramic view of epic tragedy in perspectives that feel deeply textured and immediate."âEntertainment Weekly  ♦  "Riveting...powerful...haunting."âThe Washington Post  ♦ "Compelling for both adult and teenage readers."âNew York Times Book Review  ♦ "Intimate, extraordinary, artfully crafted...brilliant."âShelf Awareness ♦  "Historical fiction at its very, very best."âThe Globe and Mail  ♦  "[H]aunting, heartbreaking, hopeful and altogether gorgeous...one of the best young-adult novels to appear in a very long time."âSalt Lake Tribune  ♦  *"This haunting gem of a novel begs to be remembered."âBooklist ♦  *"Artfully told and sensitively crafted...will leave readers weeping."âSchool Library Journal  ♦  A PW and SLJ 2016 Book of the Year
Praise for Between Shades of Gray:
A New York Times Notable Book  ♦  A Wall Street Journal Best Childrenâs Book  ♦  A PW, SLJ, Booklist, and Kirkus Best Book  ♦  iTunes 2011 Rewind Best Teen Novel  ♦  A Carnegie Medal and William C. Morris Finalist  ♦  A New York Times and International Bestseller  ♦  "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both."âThe Washington Post  ♦  *"[A]n important book that deserves the widest possible readership."âBooklist
