Salt to the Sea : A Novel / Ruta Sepetys.
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety.Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people-adults and children alike-aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.Told in alternating points of view and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, Erik Larson's Dead Wake, and Elizabeth Wein's Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, this masterful work of historical fiction is inspired by the real-life tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff-the greatest maritime disaster in history. As she did in Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome war, and proves that humanity and love can prevail, even in the darkest of hours.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399160301
- ISBN: 0399160302
- Physical Description: 391 pages : maps ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Target Audience Note: | 12-17 years HL 560 Lexile. HL560L Lexile Decoding demand: 99 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 80 (high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 10.0 179545. Accelerated Reader AR UG 4.5 10 179545. |
Awards Note: | Goodreads Choice Award Winner 2016 Gateway Nominee, 2018-2019. |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Refugees > Fiction. |
Genre: | Teen fiction. |
Available copies
- 69 of 78 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 6 of 7 copies available at Cass County. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 2 current holds with 78 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Archie | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002205212356 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Drexel | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002205212364 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Garden City | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002205212323 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002205212307 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002204990283 | Young Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/13/2024 |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002205212349 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | YA SEP 2016 (Text) | 0002204851584 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Adair County Public Library | TEEN F Sepetys (Text) | 34029002259801 | Teen Fiction | Available | - |
Albany Carnegie Public Library | YA FIC SEP (Text)
Gateway: Award Nominees 2018-2019
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35615000041667 | Young Adult Fic | Available | - |
Barry Lawrence - Aurora Library | Y FIC SEP (Text) | 37884102825332 | Teen | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Summary:
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety.Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people-adults and children alike-aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.Told in alternating points of view and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, Erik Larson's Dead Wake, and Elizabeth Wein's Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, this masterful work of historical fiction is inspired by the real-life tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff-the greatest maritime disaster in history. As she did in Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome war, and proves that humanity and love can prevail, even in the darkest of hours.