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When the parents of Marya and Georgi disappear in 1934 Soviet Russia, the siblings Katya and Misha find themselves adrift in a perilous world. A crumpled letter offers a glimmer of hope, prompting the children to flee their city under cover of darkness. Their journey to the great Siberian expanse is fraught with danger and uncertainty, but it also becomes a transformative odyssey that tests their courage and resolve.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Gloria Whelan
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