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I must betray you

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Trapped by an evil dictatorship, will Cristian be forced to betray his family or will he risk everything he loves to resist?

A powerful, heart-breaking thriller based on real events. *Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Medal for Writing 2023*Cristian has lived his entire life in the grip of a repressive dictatorship.

The country is governed by fear. When the secret police blackmail him, Cristian has an impossible choice.

Save the life of his sick grandfather by informing on his family, or risk his life - and all of theirs - by resisting? At 17, Cristian dreams of being free but doesn't know where to turn.

In this climate of constant suspicion, can he trust his best friend, his girlfriend or even his family?Closely based on the real events of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, this is a powerful, heart-breaking thriller from the author of Salt to the Sea, winner of the Carnegie Medal.

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Hodder Children's Books
1444967614 / 9781444967616
Paperback / softback
813.6
04/08/2022
United Kingdom
English
x, 319 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)
20 cm
Quiz No: 243649, Points 8.00, Book Level 4.30,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More
Originally published: New York: Philomel Books.