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.
- ISBN: 9781338275476
- Published: 2019 , Scholastic Press
- Themes: Books and reading, Difficult decisions, Escape, Russia, Survival
- Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Lithuania
- No. of pages: 336