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A powerful story, based on the true genocide/imprisonment of Lithuanians by Stalin during WWII. I read a lot about how he purged his own country of "dissidents" but not the efforts to "cleanse" Lithuania when the Soviets took it over. Probably because America was aligned with Russia during that period and everyone was focused on Germany's atrocities. Published as a Young Adult novel, but should be read by everyone.
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The horror of living in Lithuania when the Russians and the Germans were fighting over their homeland. Gives a real meaning to the phrase being sent to Siberia
I liked this a lot, I thought the ending could have been tied together more but good.
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it was amazing
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A powerful story. I'm very glad I read it and learned even more of the atrocities that humans have committed in the past.
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This is the Woodson One Book for Summer 2014, so I read it. I read it in 24 hours and enjoyed the heck out of it.
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