During World War II, a group of refugees flees across the Baltic Sea, facing immense hardship and danger.
Author
Ruta Sepetys
6 books in the catalog
Ruta Sepetys has 6 books in our catalog of Christian parent reviews, mostly historical fiction, young adult and survival. The titles we've reviewed span 2012 to 2022.
Recommended for readers roughly ages 14–17, based on our reviewers' age guidance.
Recurring virtues across Ruta Sepetys's work include courage and love. Parents most often flag violence — see each review below for specifics.
In 1950s New Orleans, a young woman named Louise navigates poverty, crime, and a dangerous past.
Lina, a Lithuanian teenager, is deported to Siberia with her family during the Soviet occupation.
In 1957 Spain, a young woman navigates family secrets and forbidden love under Franco's oppressive regime.
In 1989 Romania, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer against his own family and friends.
Lina Vilkaitė survives the Soviet deportations from Lithuania, experiencing hardship, loss, and the struggle for survival.
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