From the acclaimed author of Making Bombs for Hitler,a gripping and accessible story of kids fighting to survive the Great Famine in Soviet Ukraine. It’s 1930and Nyl and his younger brother have lived their whole lives on their family farm in KharkivUkraine. But nowit won’t be their family’s anymorebecause the Soviets are forcibly collectivizing and taking over the land. On top of bad harvests and a harsh winterconditions continue to get worse until it becomes clear the lack of food is not just chance… but a murderous plan leading all the way to Stalin. Nyl and his neighbors try to steal back grain from the authoritiesbut the Soviets seem intent on slowly destroying the village. Can Nyl help save his community from starvationor will he have to leave his home forever? Known as the HolodomorUkraine’s Great Famine in the 1930s was deliberately caused by Stalin and the Soviets in order to oppress and erase the Ukrainian people and culture. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch brings this historical world to life in a story about unityperseveranceand the irrepressible hunger to survive.