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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.
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World War II, Juvenile fiction, refugees, fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Historical fiction, Military & Wars, Action & Adventure, Survival Stories, Wilhelm Gustloff (Ship) Juvenile fiction, World War (1939-1945) fast, World War, 1939-1945, Transatlantic voyagesJuvenile fiction, Transatlantic voyages, Wilhelm Gustloff (Ship), Novela historicá, Ficcin juvenil, Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945, Refugiados, Children's fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Refugees, fiction, nyt:young-adult-e-book=2016-02-21, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Shipwreck survival, Survival at sea, Historical, Europe, Fiction, Refugees, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924Places
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Salt to the Sea is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys. It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff. The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room, a world-famous, ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered.
Sepetys was awarded the 2017 Carnegie Medal, the UK's most prestigious children's book award, for Salt to the Sea.
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