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Out of the Shadows
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ISBN10: 0975865633
ISBN13: 9780975865637
Publisher: Snapfinger Press
Published: May 20 2026
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780975865637
Publisher: Snapfinger Press
Published: May 20 2026
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Family secrets swirl around twelve-year-old Lithuanian-American, Ona Backus, clouding her past and obscuring her future. She yearns to become a real American yet doesn't understand why her family is hiding information about a missing uncle who went to Lithuania after World War II and never returned.
When a mysterious stranger suddenly appears, she is whisked away to Pennsylvania to spend the summer with Lithuanian relatives.Using her camera, her curiosity, and her determination, Ona stands up to a pair of baseball bullies, a fierce storm, and her family's mysterious past, ending the summer with a new understanding of Lithuanian traditions, mythology, the art of wood carving, secrets revealed, and an acceptance of herself.
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