One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesn't know if she'll ever see her father or her friends again.[...]
One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesn't know if she'll ever see her father or her friends again.[...]
"Out of the Easy" is set against the vivid backdrop of 1950s New Orleans. Written by "New York Times" bestselling author Ruth Sepetys, this novel has something for everyone: love, mystery, murder, blackmail and warmth. Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy - she needs more than New Orleans can off[...]
A moving and haunting novel for readers of "The Book Thief"
Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life--until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make[...]
Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty trai[...]
It's 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a[...]
A moving and haunting novel for readers of "The Book Thief"
Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life--until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make[...]
Litauen 1941
Lina är precis som alla andra femtonåringar i Litauen, hon målar och tecknar och blir förälskad i pojkar. Tills en kväll när Sovjets hemliga polis slår in dörren och för bort familjen. Lina, hennes mamma och lillebror skiljs från pappan och tvingas upp i en smutsig[...]
"De förde bort mig i nattlinnet."
Lina är bara femton år när Sovjets hemliga polis en kväll tvingar sig in i deras hus och för bort hela familjen. Lina, hennes mamma och lillebror skiljs från pappan och tvingas upp i en smutsig tågvagn och inleder den långa resan till ett fångl�[...]
New Orleans franska kvarter år 1950. Sjuttonåriga Josie Moraine har en liten pistol fastspänd vid sitt högra ben, dold under kjolen. Hon är på väg från sitt ena arbete som bokhandelsbiträde, till sitt andra, som städerska på en bordell. Hon gör allt för att undvika blickarna hon får. [...]
Den morgonen var min brors liv värt ett fickur.
Året är 1941 och femtonåriga Lina lever ett liv som de flesta andra unga i Litauen. Tills en kväll när Sovjets hemliga polis slår in dörren och för bort familjen till ett fångläger i Sibirien. Där de tvingas att kämpa för att �[...]
"Oletko koskaan miettinyt, minkä arvoista ihmiselämä on? Sinä aamuna ostin veljeni hengen taskukellolla."On vuosi 1941, ja kesän tuomat huvitukset, ensitreffit ja taidekoulu täyttävät 15-vuotiaan Lina Vilkasin ajatukset. Eräänä yönä kaikki muuttuu. Neuvostoliiton salainen poliisi tunkeu[...]