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The Fountains of Silence meets Spinning Silver in this rollicking tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke.In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most--safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Communists seized power. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget.Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated.



About the Author

Katherine Locke

Katherine Locke is the award-winning author of THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON, THE SPY WITH THE RED BALLOON, IT'S A WHOLE SPIEL and other titles. Their newest book is BEDTIME FOR SUPERHEROES. They live and write in Philadelphia with their feline overlords and their addiction to chai lattes. They not-so-secretly believe most stories are fairytales in disguise. You can find them online at @bibliogato on Twitter and Instagram and at KatherineLockeBooks.com



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