{"product_id":"the-lost-year-a-survival-story-of-the-ukrainian-famine-9781250313607","title":"The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eNowhere Boy - \u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"a resistance novel for our times\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times - \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine that devastated Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother's belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present-day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Katherine Marsh's latest novel sheds fresh light on the Holodomor - the horrific famine that killed millions of Ukrainians, and which the Soviet government covered up for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn incredibly timely, page-turning story of family, survival, and sacrifice, inspired by Marsh's own family history, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Year \u003c\/i\u003eis perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys' \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e and Alan Gratz's \u003ci\u003eRefugee.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lost Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Year\u003c\/i\u003e is both timeless and timely, a tapestry woven of complex lives in a loving family over generations, as Mattie's lockdown catches fire when he unearths a guilty secret fearfully guarded for nearly ninety years by his Ukrainian great-grandmother. Katherine Marsh is a genius for creating people that feel real in a story that feels magical.\" --\u003cb\u003e Elizabeth Wein, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Katherine Marsh tackles a heart wrenching slice of history -- the mass starvation of millions of Ukrainians under Stalin -- with an unwavering gaze and great empathy. Be forewarned: this book will change you.\" -- \u003cb\u003eKirby Larson, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHattie Big Sky\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Year\u003c\/i\u003e brings this little-known slice of history to life with lively characters and a high-stakes plot that'll keep you turning pages. --\u003cb\u003e Steve Sheinkin, Three-Time National Book Award Finalist \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Marsh has beautifully woven a gripping tale covering both the Stalin-orchestrated Ukraine famine in 1932 and the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Marsh shows us how deeply connected we are to our past and that in the middle of a societal crisis where disinformation is rampant, the ultimate truth can be found in the relationships we hold dear. It will break your heart and put it back together again. A must-read especially for these times. --\u003cb\u003e Veera Hiranandani, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Diary \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250313607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Katherine Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42520581669045,"sku":"9781250313607","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b913a9cb-5676-4b4b-976a-67c071b31ba7.jpg?v=1669129919","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lost-year-a-survival-story-of-the-ukrainian-famine-9781250313607","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}