The Story That Cannot Be Told (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534430686)

A powerful middle grade debut that weaves together folklore and history to tell the story of a girl finding her voice and the strength to use it during the final months of the Communist regime in Romania in 1989.

Ileana has always collected stories. Some are about the past, before the leader of her country tore down her home to make room for his golden palace; back when families had enough food, and the hot water worked on more than just Saturday nights. Others are folktales like the one she was named for, which her father used to tell her at bedtime. But some stories can get you in trouble, like the dangerous one criticizing Romania's Communist government that Uncle Andrei published--right before he went missing.

Fearing for her safety, Ileana's parents send her to live with the grandparents she's never met, far from the prying eyes and ears of the secret police and their spies, who could be any of the neighbors. But danger is never far away. Now, to save her family and the village she's come to love, Ileana will have to tell the most important story of her life.

Author: J. Kasper Kramer
ISBN-10: 1534430687
ISBN-13: 9781534430686
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504748 / Story That Cannot Be Told


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2019
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 80