Nielsen transports readers to a corner of history with this inspiring story of a girl who discovers the. Her parents quickly started packing bags and burning papers, many of which were used to illegally pass the Lithunainan border. Danger is never far from Audras family farm in Lithuania. New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Moments later after her parents called Audra downstairs, Russian soldiers appeared at their front door. It seemed as if she was never old enough. Living in a world where her own parents kept secrets, it would be hard to place trust in them. Every night, Audra would sneak downstairs to find her parents whispering.

I never liked it when my own parents kept secrets from me, so I could clearly understand what was going through Audra’s head. Danger is never far from Audras family farm in Lithuania. Nielsen transports readers to a corner of history with this inspiring story of a girl who discovers the strength of her people united in resisting oppression. Nielsen’s captivating beginnings and action packed settings, and this book was no different. New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. In Words on Fire, the main protagonist, Audra, is a quiet and home-bound Lithuanian girl who has never been outside her village.Īfter reading the first few chapters, I put the book down– starstruck. Your country may have patriotic citizens, but you know loyalty is not enough. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate.Īs 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.Imagine a life where smuggling and fighting is your only resistance against a very strong enemy. In June 1893, 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 Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous. 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.

Nielsen transports readers to a corner of history with this inspiring story of a girl who discovers the strength of her people united in resisting oppression.ĭanger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A.

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