Breaking Stalin's nose
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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.
CommunismJuvenile fictionFathers and sonsFictionHistoryPolitical persecutionFather-son relationshipNewbery HonorChildren's fictionCommunism, fictionFathers and sons, fictionSoviet union, history, fiction