Silk Umbrellas

When Heaven Fell

Mama Had to Work on Christmas

The Beautiful Country

The Two Friends

Someone Like Me

Feast of Ashes

Hero

In 1960s Czechoslovakia, Patrik participates in and rebels against the communist regime, knowing that anyone could become an enemy in the blink of an eye.Fourteen-year-old Patrik rebels against the communist regime in small ways whenever he gets the chance: spray-painting slogans, listening to contraband Beatles records, even urinating on a statue of Lenin under cover of night. But anti-Party sentiment is risky, and when party interference cuts a little too close to home, Patrik and his family find themselves faced with a decision - and a grave secret - that will change everything. As the moments tick toward too late, Patrik takes his family's fate in hand, risking everything for a chance at freedom. Examining the psychological toll of living under an authoritarian regime, Carolyn Marsden allows readers to experience both Patrik's persistent worry and his hope for better things.

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Silk Umbrellas

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When Heaven Fell

Carolyn Marsden, 2007

Mama Had to Work on Christmas

Carolyn Marsden, 2003

The Beautiful Country

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The Two Friends

Anita M. Sawyers, 1998

Someone Like Me

Sam Sell, 2023

Feast of Ashes

Victoria Williamson, 2023

Hero

Pete Johnson, 2010