- Published: New York : Henry Holt, 2011.
- Year Published: 2011
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: 140 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
Reading Level
- Lexile: 670
ISBN/Standard Number
- 9780805092165
- 0805092161
Series
Subjects
- Communism -- Fiction.
- Political persecution -- Fiction. -- Soviet Union
- Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
- Soviet Union -- Fiction. -- History -- 1925-1953
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Call number: Y Fiction , R Newbery Honor 2012
Available Copies: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth, Traverwood Youth, West Youth
Additional Details
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
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