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Salt to the Sea
First edition (US)
AuthorRuta Sepetys
Cover artistMatt Jones
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical Fiction
PublisherPhilomel Books (US)
Penguin Books (UK)
Publication date
2016
Media typePrint
Pages391
ISBN9780141347400

Salt to the Sea is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys. It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff. The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room, a world-famous, ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered.

Sepetys was awarded the 2017 Carnegie Medal for Salt to the Sea.[1]

  1. ^ "Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals: US double in children's book awards". The Guardian. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

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