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344 pp.
| Philomel |
March, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-25412-3$17.99
(2)
YA
In 1941 Lithuania, the Soviet secret police show up at fifteen-year-old Lina Vilkas's home. They throw Lina, her younger brother, and their mother onto a train bound for Siberia, beginning a decade-long nightmare. Sepetys creates complicated characters in her story of deprivation and suffering. Two excellent maps and an informative author's note round out this haunting chronicle.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2011