In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, 10-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values and beliefs.

• ISBN: 9780805092165
• Author: Yelchin, Eugene
• Published: 2011 , Henry Holt & Company
• Themes: communism, Fathers, homelessness, Law Enforcement, values
• Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia
• No. of pages: 160