A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka |
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| Author:
| Golinkin, Lev |
| ISBN: | 978-1-322-24502-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $77.85 |
Book Description:
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"In the twilight of the Cold War (the late 1980s), nine-year-old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border with only ten suitcases, $600, and the vague promise of help awaiting in Vienna. Years later, Lev, now an American adult, sets out to retrace his family's long trek, locate the strangers who fought for his freedom, and in the process, gain a future by understanding his past"--Amazon.com.
"In the twilight of the Cold War (the late 1980s), nine-year-old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the Soviet border with only ten suitcases, $600, and the vague promise of help awaiting in Vienna. Years later, Lev, now an American adult, sets out to retrace his family's long trek, locate the strangers who fought for his freedom, and in the process, gain a future by understanding his past"--Amazon.com.