Book description
Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas, and his mum has moved his great-grandmother in with them to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation.
But when Matthew finds a photo in his great-grandmother's belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Lost Year as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Dual timeline narratives connect young people’s lives today with those of family members in the past.
This one contrasts the fear and isolation Matthew feels during the 2020 Covid lockdown with the terror experienced by his great grandmother living in Kiev (now Kyiv, Ukraine) during the Holodomor. The futile efforts of a relative who escaped to alert Americans to Soviet oppression and Ukrainians’ starvation raises important questions for budding journalists who seek to tell the truth in the face of pressure and propaganda.
From Lyn's list on for tweens and teens on Russian/Soviet aggression.
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