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Nyl is just trying to stay alive. Ever since the Soviet dictator, Stalin, started to take control of the farms in Ukraine like the one Nyl's family lives on, there is less and less food to go around. On top of bad harvests and a harsh winter, conditions worsen until it's clear the lack of food is not just chance . . . but a murderous plan leading all the way to Stalin.
FOOD IS RUNNING OUT . . . AND THE ENEMY IS CLOSING IN. Show full description
FOOD IS RUNNING OUT . . . AND THE ENEMY IS CLOSING IN. Show full description
Alice has recently arrived from Canada with her father, who is here to work for the Soviets . . . until they realize that the people suffering the most are all ethnically Ukrainian like Nyl. Something is very wrong, and Alice is determined to help.
Desperate, Nyl and Alice come up with an audacious plan that could save both of them, and their community. But can they survive long enough to succeed?
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch brings to vivid life the Holodomor, or death by starvation, Ukraine's famine-genocide of the 1930s. Tragically timely and resonant, this is a story about unity, perseverance, and the irrepressible hunger to survive.
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is a Ukrainian Canadian author acclaimed for her nonfiction and historical fiction, including iMaking Bombs for Hitler, The War Below, Stolen Girl, Don't Tell the Nazis, Trapped in Hitler's Web, and Traitors Among Us. She was awarded the Order of Princess Olha by the President of Ukraine for her writing. Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario, and you can visit her online at calla.com
Desperate, Nyl and Alice come up with an audacious plan that could save both of them, and their community. But can they survive long enough to succeed?
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch brings to vivid life the Holodomor, or death by starvation, Ukraine's famine-genocide of the 1930s. Tragically timely and resonant, this is a story about unity, perseverance, and the irrepressible hunger to survive.
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch is a Ukrainian Canadian author acclaimed for her nonfiction and historical fiction, including iMaking Bombs for Hitler, The War Below, Stolen Girl, Don't Tell the Nazis, Trapped in Hitler's Web, and Traitors Among Us. She was awarded the Order of Princess Olha by the President of Ukraine for her writing. Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario, and you can visit her online at calla.com
Themes
Death and Grief , Tough Stuff/Issues , Siblings , Disasters & Stories of Survival , World War II and the HolocaustCategory
Best New Books, Books, Book Clubs, Online OnlySome mature content; more suitable for older readers.