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I must betray you / Ruta Sepetys.

Sepetys, Ruta, (author.).

Summary:

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984836038
  • ISBN: 198483603X
  • ISBN: 9780593524152
  • ISBN: 0593524152
  • Physical Description: ix, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 12 and up. Philomel Books.
Grades 7-9. Philomel Books.
Subject: Espionage > Romania > History > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Romania > Juvenile fiction.
Dictatorship > Juvenile fiction.
Revolutions > Juvenile fiction.
Romania > History > Revolution, 1989 > Juvenile fiction.
Bucharest (Romania) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Spy stories.
Families > Romania > Fiction.
Dictatorship > Fiction.
Revolutions > Fiction.
Romania > History > Revolution, 1989 > Fiction.
Bucharest (Romania) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Spies > Fiction.
Family life > Romania > Fiction.
Dictatorship > Fiction.
Revolutions > Fiction.
Romania > History > Revolution, 1989 > Fiction.
Bucharest (Romania) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes).
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Espionage.
Spies > Juvenile fiction.
Family > Juvenile fiction.
Dictatorship > Juvenile fiction.
Revolutions > Juvenile fiction.
Spies > Fiction.
Family > Fiction.
Dictatorship > Fiction.
Revolutions > Fiction.
Romania > History > Juvenile fiction.
Bucharest (Romania) > Juvenile fiction.
Romania > History > Fiction.
Bucharest (Romania) > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Novels.
Historical fiction.
Spy fiction.
Political fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Swinomish Library District.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
La Conner Regional Library YA FIC SEPETYS 111344 TEEN Available -

Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @RutaSepetys.


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