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Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Through the alternating perspectives of four fictional teens, bestselling author ruta sepetys dramatizes the experiences of refugees searching for a safe haven during world war ii. Jan 05, 2016 salt to the sea by ruta sepetys is about four teenagers at the close of world war ii who are connected by a ship called the wihelm gustloff. In salt to the sea by ruta sepetys, who was the infamous german propaganda author of the leaflet florian found outside the movie house that stated there were good germans and bad germans.
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