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Gr 9 Up—"What else is a lie?" Eighteen-year-old Csilla's old fears arise when she hears the shout at a political exoneration of her parents, who have been murdered—and now forgiven—by Hungary's Communist regime. It's autumn in 1956 and revolution is brewing in the capital, Budapest. But Csilla's not sure she's going to be around for whatever's coming. As a Holocaust survivor, Csilla feels the daily pressure of antisemitism and hears the Danube River whispering the secrets of the dead yet she is also acutely aware of her father's partic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More