![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Every John Green fan will recognize Cristian's curiosity, frustration, and courage, and everyone who has ever stayed up late to keep reading out of fear for a beloved character. Perfect pacing keeps the mystery tense and gives the reader moments to laugh aloud even against the heartbreaking background of life in Soviet-style apartment blocks. But someone betrayed Cristian to the secret police, and the only way to stay free is to spy on someone else. How? It's 1989, the dictator of his country is believed to be open-minded and generous, and the crumbling Soviet Union supposedly left Romania mostly free. “Cristian has a crush on a girl from class, a fascinating grandfather who supports his desire to write, and a loving family - and a US dollar bill, a crime that could ruin or even end his life. ![]()
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