I Must Betray You
By: Ruta Sepetys
4.41
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu …
Want to Read $ 8.99"A revolution eats its heroes."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"I envied him, the courage to be himself. In public."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"Fertility under state control? That's an abuse of human rights!' Bunu would wail."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"I hadn’t yet absorbed one of life’s universal truths: Things that seem straightforward? Often aren’t."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
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"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
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A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more
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4. The Paris Daughter
By: Kristin Harmel
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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6. Go as a River
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10. I Must Betray You
By: Ruta Sepetys
4.41
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
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"A revolution eats its heroes."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"I envied him, the courage to be himself. In public."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"Fertility under state control? That's an abuse of human rights!' Bunu would wail."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
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11. Take My Hand
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