Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Winner of the Carnegie Medal award in 2017.
Winner of the Audie Award for Young Adult in 2017.
Winner of the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Fiction in 2016.
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction in 2016.
Winner of the California Young Readers Medal award for Young Adult in 2018.

World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each step closer to safety.

Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people - adults and children alike - aboard must fight for the same thing: survival.

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