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Words on Fire

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
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Danger is never far from Audra’s family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian - they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous.

When Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra’s parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate.

As Audra embarks on a journey to deliver the mysterious package, she faces unimaginable risks, and soon she becomes caught up in a growing resistance movement. Can joining the underground network of book smugglers give Audra a chance to rescue her parents?

©2019 Jennifer A. Nielsen (P)2019 Scholastic Inc. Action & Adventure Fiction Geography & Cultures Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Russia
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I enjoyed the story and although the reader's voice was pleasant enough to listen to, the accent she put on for the boy (Lucas) was stilted and just made the reading sound disjointed. I also learnt more about the history of Lithuania.

enjoyable story, reading was a bit stilted

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