Salt to the sea : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0605929602
- ISBN: 9780605929609
- ISBN: 0141347406
- ISBN: 9780141347400
- ISBN: 0399160302 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780399160301 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0399160302 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780399160301 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780399160301
- ISBN: 0399160302
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Physical Description:
391 pages : maps ; 22 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, [2016]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-389). |
Summary, etc.: | 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 people--adults and children alike--aboard 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 Gustloff--the 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. -- Provided by publisher. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 10.0 179545. Accelerated Reader 4.5. Accelerated Reader AR 4.5 10.0 179545. |
Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Nominee, High School, 2019. YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal Winner, 2017. |
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Genre: | Young adult fiction. Historical fiction, Young adult. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 56 of 62 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 62 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rockville Public Library | F SEP (Text) | 34035134392626 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |