Bibliograph

The hunger between us, Marina Scott

Type

Label

The hunger between us, Marina Scott

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12-18, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young ReadersGrades 10-12, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The hunger between us

Oclc number

1277277093

Responsibility statement

Marina Scott

Summary

Leningrad's black market is Liza's lifeline, where she barters family heirlooms and steals whatever she can get her hands on just for enough food to survive. Morality, after all, has become a fluid thing since the Nazi siege has cut off her city from the rest of the world. Hope for a quick liberation is obliterated as the Soviet government focuses on sustaining the Red Army and not the city, subjecting its people to unimaginable cruelties at the hands of the secret police. When Liza's best friend, Aka, proposes that they go to those same bullying officials, who are rumored to give young women food in exchange for "entertainment," Liza thinks there surely must be some other way. Then Aka disappears, and Liza resolves to rescue her no matter the cost, entangling herself in an increasingly deadly web with two former classmates - one a policeman, the other forced to live underground

Target audience

adolescent

Classification