What happened to the book smugglers?
When caught, the book smugglers were punished by fines, banishment, and exile, including deportation to Siberia. Some were simply shot in the head while crossing the border or executed on the spot.
What is the book smugglers about?
On view June 23, 2021 through January 2, 2022 The Book Smugglers is the nearly unbelievable true story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts by hiding them on their persons, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across borders.
Will there be a fourth pages and Co book?
HarperCollins Children’s Books has landed three more titles in Pages & Co, the middle grade “bookwandering” series from Anna James. World rights in the three books, which will take Pages & Co to 2024, were acquired by fiction publisher Nick Lake from Claire Wilson at Rogers, Coleridge & White in a “major deal”.
Why did Lithuanians smuggle books?
In 1864, publishing books in the Latin alphabet in Lithuania was prohibited. Two years later, publishing books in Lithuanian was banned entirely. To keep the language alive, people would smuggle books from East Prussia, in the present-day Russian Kaliningrad region, over the border and into Lithuania.
When was the Lithuanian book ban?
The Lithuanian press ban (Lithuanian: spaudos draudimas) was a ban on all Lithuanian language publications printed in the Latin alphabet in force from 1865 to 1904 within the Russian Empire, which controlled Lithuania at the time. Lithuanian-language publications that used Cyrillic were allowed and even encouraged.
What level is the Bookwanderers?
Ages 8–12.
Will there be a Pages and co book 5?
The author did recently tweet out that book five will possibly contain, “the most bookwandering… since book one” and if this is the case, it will be a fantastic return that I guess a lot of readers will appreciate. Despite these issues, I did thoroughly enjoy the Pages and Co.
When did Russia ban Lithuanian books?
1904
Press ban. Press ban, imposed by the Russian authorities on Lithuanian publications from 1864-1904. It forbade the publication or import from abroad of Lithuanian books and periodicals printed in the Latin alphabet. Only Lithuanian books using the Cyrillic script were permitted.
Did Russia ban books in Lithuania?
Press ban. Press ban, imposed by the Russian authorities on Lithuanian publications from 1864-1904. It forbade the publication or import from abroad of Lithuanian books and periodicals printed in the Latin alphabet. The Cyrillic reform was thus intended to aid the process of Lithuania’s Russification.
What age is Pages & Co for?
Book Information
| ISBN: | 9780008229863 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Hardback |
| Suitable for: | 9+ readers |
| Genres: | Adventure Stories, Fantasy / Magical |
| Recommendations: | Debuts of the Month, Julia Eccleshare’s Picks |
What is the reading level for pages and Co?
What is the order of the Bookwanderers?
Series List in Order
| Order | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bookwanderers | Sep-2018 |
| 2 | The Lost Fairytales | May-2020 |
| 3 | The Map of Stories | Sep-2020 |
| 4 | The Book Smugglers | Apr-2022 |