Lágrimas En El Mar/ Salt to the Sea

from nwieme

The things you learn while reading fiction. Now I have some research to do. This was the story of the worst maritime disaster of all time. (And told in a YA book??) I loved the format - each of the characters having a chance to tell their part of the story as it was happening. Heart wrenching and...

from SusanGeiss

Beautifully written, this book touched on a part of history I did not know about. I fell in love with Sepetys' characters right away and held my breath many times as they moved through the story. Endearing and heartbreaking, I highly recommend this book.

from scatlett

Absolutely fantastic. Written from the points of view of four teens who are desperately trying to escape from the advancing Soviet troops in the Winter of 1945, Ruta Sepetys's portrayal of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff and the loss of over 9,000 lives is heartwrenching, particularly as over...

from ChristianR

Harrowing WWII story, told in four different voices, of people in Germany fleeing as the Russians were advancing at the end of the war. The four narrators all board the Wilhelm Gustloff ship to be transported, but were torpedoed by the Russians in a maritime disaster that has been largely forgott...

from jnwelch

This is an excellent novel set during WWII. It centers around three teenagers who, along with others, are trying to escape war-torn East Prussia in 1945. Joana is a generous-spirited Lithuanian nurse, a critical skill for those fleeing; reluctant-to-give-his-name Florian is a mysterious Prussian ...