Nina Kosterina: A Young Communist in Stalinist Russia
No. of pages 216
Published: 2020
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"Nina Kosterina: A Young Communist in Stalinist Russia" by Jennifer Phillips follows the life of Nina, a passionate young communist navigating the complexities of Soviet society under Stalin's regime. As a member of the Young Communist League, she is driven by her ideals of equality and revolution. However, Nina's journey becomes increasingly fraught as she grapples with the harsh realities of political oppression, fear, and betrayal. Through her eyes, readers witness the struggles of youth aspiring for change amid a repressive state, ultimately highlighting the resilience of the human spirit in the face of tyranny. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.
There are 216 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2020 by Jennifer Phillips .
Jennifer Phillips has been a writer for thirty years, starting out as a newspaper reporter in the Midwest. Her writing has given her a chance to try many fun and interesting things. She tackled crime stories and hung out in police labs long before shows like CSI were around. She's ridden in helicopters, watched surgeries and traveled to 10 countries so far, always on the quest to find a new story. For young readers, she has independently published three other biographies, previously wrote two paper crafting books for Capstone and has sold her work to children's publications as well. Jennifer lives in the Seattle area with her husband, two daughters, one cockatiel bird and a Betta fish rescued from a science class ecosystem experiment.