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The Endless Steppe
- Author
- Esther Hautzig
- Narrator
- Alyssa Bresnahan
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 6 June 2008
- Run Time
- 7 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
New York Times Outstanding Book
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
ALA Notable Children’s Book
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book
Horn Book Fanfare
Sydney Taylor Book Award
This is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that "radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit" (Washington Post).
In June 1941, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are accused of being capitalists, “enemies of the people.” Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.
For five years, Esther and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields, working in the mines, and struggling to stay alive. But in the middle of hardship and oppression, the strength of their small family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.
The first winner of the Sydney Taylor Award was Esther Hautzig's The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia.
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Details
- Author
- Esther Hautzig
- Narrator
- Alyssa Bresnahan
- Duration
- 7 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 June 2008
- ISBN
- 9781436144131
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography
Synopsis
Jane Addams Book AwardNew York Times Outstanding BookLewis Carroll Shelf AwardALA Notable Children’s BookBoston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor BookHorn Book FanfareSydney Taylor Book AwardThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that "radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit" (Washington Post).In June 1941, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are accused of being capitalists, “enemies of the people.” Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.For five years, Esther and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields, working in the mines, and struggling to stay alive. But in the middle of hardship and oppression, the strength of their small family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.The first winner of the Sydney Taylor Award was Esther Hautzig's The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia.
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