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by Ruta Sepetys

Hooked on Books rated it

9 years ago

text Refugees of War...

Salt to the Sea follows refugees from different countries that have banded together while trying to safely evacuate in the midst of World War II. Each refugee has their own unique history and some even have reasons for wanting to stay under the radar of the German soldiers. They are all trying to re...

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Thewanderingjew rated it

9 years ago

text Important story about victims of WWII for all ages!

Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys, author; Jorjeana Marie (Reader), Will Damron (Reader), Cassandra Morris (Reader), Michael Crouch (Reader) The author gears her books to young adults between the ages of 12-17, but they are so well written about such interesting, often little known subjects that they ar...

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My Never Ending List rated it

9 years ago

text Salt to the Sea

I am the minority on this one. I had high hopes for this novel, the reviews were terrific, everyone was singing its praises but I just didn’t feel it. I just didn’t feel a great connection to the story nor to the characters as I read through it. It wasn’t that I didn’t understand the story or cared ...

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Abandoned by user rated it

9 years ago

text Salt to the Sea

This book has four separate POV characters:Joana: a young, Lithuanian woman with some medical training.Emilia: a young Polish woman whose story is heart-breaking.Florian: a young German man with training as an art restorer.Alfred: a young German man who is unremittingly loathsome.Let me start by say...

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Dem rated it

56 years ago

text Salt to the Sea

The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff off the coast of Poland in Jan of 1945 was deemed as The Biggest Maritime Disaster Ever with the loss of 9000 lives 5000 of which were children and I who read a lot of historical novels and history books about the war had never heard of this tragedy. Yes I have...

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