03630cam a2200805 i 4500 897290302 TxAuBib 20230721120000.0 230419t20232022||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781984836045 1984836048 (OCoLC)1376445622 TxAuBib rda Sepetys, Ruta, author I must betray you. I must betray you [book] / Ruta Sepetys. First paperback edition. New York : Philomel Books, 2023. ©2022. vii, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes Discussion Guide. Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319). "Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. He's left with only two choices: betray everyone and everything he loves--or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe. Cristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. But what is the cost of freedom? Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys is back with a historical thriller that examines the little-known history of a nation defined by silence, pain, and the unwavering conviction of the human spirit." -- Provided by publisher. 12+. Lexile Level: 500. 20230721. 1900-1999. Espionage Romania History Juvenile fiction. Espionage Romania History Fiction. Families Romania Juvenile fiction. Dictatorship Juvenile fiction. Dictatorship Fiction. Extortion Juvenile fiction. Extortion Fiction. Revolutions Juvenile fiction. Revolutions Fiction. Informers Juvenile fiction. Teenage boys Juvenile fiction. Teenage boys Fiction. Family life Romania Fiction. Dictatorship. Espionage. Extortion. Families. Informers. Revolutions. Teenage boys. Young adult fiction. Romania History Revolution, 1989 Juvenile fiction. Romania History Revolution, 1989 Fiction. Bucharest (Romania) History 20th century Juvenile fiction. Bucharest (Romania) History 20th century Fiction. Romania. Romania Bucharest. Fiction. Historical fiction. History. Juvenile works. Novels. Political fiction. Spy fiction. novels. Spy fiction. Political fiction.