num_pages: 256
description: It is June 1941. The Rudomin family has been arrested by the Russians. They are "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 and working in the mines, struggling for enough food and clothing to stay alive. Only the strength of family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.
language: English
title: The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
titlecomplete: The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
genres: Historical, World War II, Childrens, Russia, Young Adult, War, Middle Grade, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 6383
places: Siberia, Russian Federation
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Sydney Taylor Book Award, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award, awardedAt: -62167190400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books
publisher: HarperCollins