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Salt to the Sea

by Ruta Sepetys

Ages: 12+

Published: 2016

Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin Random House

ISBN: 978-0-399-16030-1

Keywords: Refugees, Survival, World War II

In the winter of 1945, four teenaged refugees struggle to survive before the Soviets conquer Germany. They board the ill-fated transport ship Wilhelm Gustloff. Maps and author's notes included.