Words on Fire
New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 322 pages ; 22 cm
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.
Subjects:
Smuggling -- Lithuania -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to -- Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Smuggling -- Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Lithuania -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania -- History -- Underground movements -- Juvenile fiction.
Smuggling -- Lithuania -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to -- Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Smuggling -- Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Lithuania -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania -- History -- Underground movements -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 820L
ISBN:
9781338275476