Salt to the Sea

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Ruta Sepetys: Salt to the Sea (2016, Philomel Books)

Published Aug. 24, 2016 by Philomel Books.

ISBN:
978-0-399-16030-1
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Salt to the Sea is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys. It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff. The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room, a world-famous, ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered.

Sepetys was awarded the 2017 Carnegie Medal, the UK's most prestigious children's book award, for Salt to the Sea.

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Review of 'Salt to the Sea' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Oh, I quite liked this book. Neat, moving, well-researched, and helped by an interesting bunch of characters with good backstories, even if they don't develop all that much in the course of the book. The lack of their development over the course of the book made it feel like a fleeting one.

I quite liked her writing, and all the characters she built. The Shoe Poet was my favourite though. And the Acknowledgements answered the question as to why she picked the children and young adult perspective for such an event.

A good book. I'll be recommending this to my cousins.

Review of 'Lágrimas en el mar' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

RESEÑA COMPLETA EN: flightsofadreamer.blogspot.com.es/2017/05/resena-lagrimas-en-el-mar-ruta-sepetys.html

"I
wanted to stay locked away from the pain and destruction. I didn't want to be strong. I didn't want to be the 'smart girl'. I was so very tired. I just wanted it all to be over."

Tierna, desgarradora y sobre todo muy necesaria. Así es Lágrimas en el mar, una historia que debe ser contada y que probablemente sea la mejor de Ruta hasta la fecha.

Enhorabuena, Ruta Sepetys, lo has vuelto a hacer

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