Words on fire /
Nielsen, Jennifer A.,
Words on fire / Jennifer A. Nielsen. - 322 pages ; 22 cm.
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.
820L Lexile 3-6 5.8 V Fountas
9781338275476 133827547X 9781338606065 (paperback) 1338606069 (paperback) 9781338275780
Smuggling--Lithuania--Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading--Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania--History--Underground movements--Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
F NIE
Words on fire / Jennifer A. Nielsen. - 322 pages ; 22 cm.
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.
820L Lexile 3-6 5.8 V Fountas
9781338275476 133827547X 9781338606065 (paperback) 1338606069 (paperback) 9781338275780
Smuggling--Lithuania--Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading--Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Lithuania--History--Underground movements--Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
F NIE