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Winterkill : a novel / by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.

Summary:

Despite their political differences Nyl, a young Ukrainian farmer, and Alice, a Canadian girl whose father has come to the Soviet Union, struggle to survive the famine-genocide known as the Holodomor, when the forced collectivization of the Ukrainian farms and hard winters led to mass starvation and death.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781338831429 (library binding)
  • ISBN: 1338831429 (library binding)
  • ISBN: 9781338831412 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1338831410 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 266 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Inc., 2022.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Scholastic Inc.
Grades 4-6 Scholastic Inc.
Subject: Farmers > Fiction.
Farm life > Fiction.
Famines > Fiction.
Survival > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Ukraine > History > Famine, 1932-1933 > Fiction.
Ukraine > Politics and government > 1917-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J SKRYP M (Text) 33126024820544 JFiction Available -
Erlanger Branch J SKRYP M (Text) 33126024820536 JFiction Available -

MARSHA FORCHUK SKRYPUCH is a Ukrainian Canadian author acclaimed for her nonfiction and historical fiction, including Making Bombs for Hitler (Faire des bombes pour Hitler), The War Below (Soldat clandestin), Stolen Child (Enfant volée,et), and Don't Tell the Enemy (Ne dis rien l'ennemi). Marsha lives in Brantford, Ontario, and you can visit her online at www.calla.com.

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