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I must betray you
Author: Sepetys, Ruta

Publisher: Philomel Books (2022)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 319 p., ill., maps, 23 cm

BTSB No: 800253

ISBN: 9781984836038

Ages: 12-16

Grades: 7-11

Subjects:
Spies -- Fiction
Family life -- Romania -- Fiction
Dictatorship -- Fiction
Revolutions -- Fiction
Romania -- History -- 1989, Revolution -- Fiction
Bucharest (Romania) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $24.48

Summary:
In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country.

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   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 4.30
   Points: 8.0   Quiz: 516096

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   Kirkus Reviews (+) (12/01/21)
   School Library Journal (+) (02/01/22)
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The Hornbook (00/05/22)

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