{"product_id":"torch-lyn-miller-lachmann-9781728415680","title":"Torch","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThree teens struggle to carve out futures for themselves under a totalitarian regime.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eCzechoslovakia, 1969\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Pavol has watched his country's freedoms disappear in the wake of the Soviet Union's invasion. He's seen his own dreams disappear too. In a desperate, fatal act of protest against the oppressive new government, he sets himself on fire in public, hoping to motivate others to fight for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Pavol's death launches a government investigation into three of his closest friends. Stěp疣 finds his Olympic hockey ambitions jeopardized and must conceal his sexual orientation from authorities who could use it against him. Tom疽 has already been accused of \"antisocial\" behavior because he struggles to follow the unwritten rules of everyday interactions, and now he must work even harder to meet the expectations of his father, the regional leader of the communist party. And aspiring film director L?a, Pavol's girlfriend, is pregnant with his child, which brands her a traitor by association and upends all her plans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith their futures hanging in the balance, all three must decide whether to keep struggling to survive in the country Pavol died hoping to save . . . or risk a perilous escape to the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyn Miller-Lachmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1728415683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728415680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Lab (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 77","brand":"Lyn Miller-Lachmann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069025317119,"sku":"9781728415680","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4777b74-1798-4fff-a068-1e7ddd5908c1.jpg?v=1685422370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/torch-lyn-miller-lachmann-9781728415680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}