Title: Breaking Stalin's nose
Description: In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
Subjects: Communism, Juvenile fiction, Fathers and sons, Fiction, History, Political persecution, Father-son relationship, Newbery Honor, Children's fiction, Communism, fiction, Fathers and sons, fiction, Soviet union, history, fiction, award:Newbery_award
Places: Soviet Union
Time periods: 1925-1953