Torch / Lyn Miller-Lachmann.
book "Czechoslovakia, 1969. Seventeen-year-old Pavol has watched his country's freedoms disappear in the wake of the Soviet Union's invasion. He's seen his own dreams disappear too. In a desperate, fatal act of protest against the oppressive new government, he sets himself on fire in public, hoping to motivate others to fight for change. Instead, Pavol's death launches a government investigation into three of his closest friends. Å tÄ›pán finds his Olympic hockey ambitions jeopardized and must conceal his sexual orientation from authorities who could use it against him. Tomáš has already been accused of "antisocial" behavior because he struggles to follow the unwritten rules of everyday interactions, and now he must work even harder to meet the expectations of his father, the regional leader of the communist party. And aspiring film director LÃda, Pavol's girlfriend, is pregnant with his child, which brands her a traitor by association and upends all her plans. With their futures hanging in the balance, all three must decide whether to keep struggling to survive in the country Pavol died hoping to save... or risk a perilous escape to the other side." -- book jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781728415680
- ISBN: 1728415683
- Physical Description: 318 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "NOTE TO READERS This book contains references to suicide. If you are thinking about suicide or worried about a loved one, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or at 1-800-273-8255, or text HELLO to 741741. Both services provide 24/7 free and confidential support and resources." -- page opposite colophonIncludes questions for discussion, author's note, and historical note.
- Target Audience Note:
- Grades 7-9. Carolrhoda Lab.Ages 13-18. Carolrhoda Lab.HL760L Lexile
- Awards Note:
- 2023 Notable Books for a Global SocietyA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionBooklist Editors' Choice -- Books for Youth -- 2022CCBC Choices -- 2023Kirkus -- Best Books for Young Adults of 2022, Best of 2022: Our Favorite Teen & YA BooksLos Angeles Times -- Book Prize for Young Adult Literature -- 2023 -- Winner
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- Subject:
- Communism > Soviet Union > Fiction.
Suicide > Fiction.
Martyrs > Fiction.
Defectors > Fiction.
Teenagers > Fiction.
Best friends > Fiction.
Liberty > Fiction.
Protest movements > Fiction.
Gay people > Fiction.
Autism spectrum disorders > Fiction.
LGBTQ+.
Homosexuals.
Gay fiction.
Czechoslovakia > History > 1968-1989 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Novels.
Historical fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA FIC MILLER-LACHMANN (Text) | 36015001795885 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | YA FIC MILLER-LACHMANN (Text) | 36015001795893 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | YA FIC MILLER-LACHMANN (Text) | 36015001795901 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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