Traitor: A Novel of World War II [Paperback]

Amanda McCrina'sTraitoris a tightly woven YA thrill ride exploring political conflict, deep-seated prejudice, and the terror of living in a world where betrayal is a matter of life or death.

Alive with detail and vivid with insight,Traitoris an effortlessly immersive account of a shocking and little-known moment in the turbulent history of Poland and Ukraineand ironically, a piercing and bittersweet story of unflinching loyalty. I think Tolya has left my heart a little damaged forever. Elizabeth Wein, #1New York TimesBestselling Author ofCode Name VerityandThe Enigma Game

Poland, 1944. After the Soviet liberation of Lw?w from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies, its loyalties torn between Poland and Ukraine.

Seventeen-year-old Tolya Korolenko is half Ukrainian, half Polish, and he joined the Soviet Red Army to keep himself alive and fed. When he not-quite-accidentally shoots his unit's political officer in the street, he's rescued by a squad of Ukrainian freedom fighters. They might have saved him, but Tolya doesn't trust them. He especially doesn't trust Solovey, the squad's war-scarred young leader, who has plenty of secrets of his own.

Then a betrayal sends them both on the run. And in a city where loyalty comes second to self-preservation, a traitor can be an enemy or a savioror sometimes both.

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The worlds of two teenage soldiers collide in surprising fashion in this masterful young adult novel of lies, spies, and survival, set on the Eastern Front of World War II.Amanda McCrinais a writer, historian, and bookseller. She holds a degree in history and political science from the University of West Georgia. Her novels includeTraitor,The Silent Unseennamed aSchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year 2022andI'll Tell You No Lies, a Junior Librarl“(