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Words on Fire
Written by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Narrated by Kathleen McInerney
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About this audiobook
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?
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Reviews for Words on Fire
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was really good! But it’s also very sad. But it’s still a really good book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a marvelous story, shedding some light on a piece of history I was not familiar with. My 8 year old twins, together with their 10 year old sister could not stop listening... Reader did a fantastic job!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was great, sad and you never know what will happen next???
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love the WW2 era. This book ? is filled with lots of laughs and cries. You’ll never know what will happen next. Plus this book ? is all about a girl!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don’t know what happened with the time
But I Love this book - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5so amazing!! it is a great read/listen to. it does not take very much to get into it. it is full of adventure, comedy, tragedy and so much more! amazing!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I liked it, but where can I get this in ebook
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Best book I have ever listened to in years
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was very inspiring, and I really enjoyed it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good story with Good detail and closure. I enjoyed the narrating greatly and was able to learn a lot about this time in history.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A good book for kids who don’t like to read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i loved this book she is a great author and you definitely should read this book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good, I enjoyed reading about a different time and place.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read! A view of what it like to be oppressed by another and how important it is to never give up and how reading is key to freedow.