{"product_id":"traitor-a-novel-of-world-war-ii","title":"Traitor: A Novel of World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda McCrina's \u003ci\u003eTraitor\u003c\/i\u003e is 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Alive with detail and vivid with insight, \u003ci\u003eTraitor\u003c\/i\u003e is an effortlessly immersive account of a shocking and little-known moment in the turbulent history of Poland and Ukraine--and ironically, a piercing and bittersweet story of unflinching loyalty. I think Tolya has left my heart a little damaged forever.\" --Elizabeth Wein, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Enigma Game\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoland, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e. After the Soviet liberation of Lwów from Germany, the city remains a battleground between resistance fighters and insurgent armies, its loyalties torn between Poland and Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen-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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen 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 savior--or sometimes both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has common core connections.","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936157761767,"sku":"9781250802668","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_8dd0dc73-3e79-4750-a80f-6c1821f10b20.jpg?v=1774969512","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/traitor-a-novel-of-world-war-ii","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}