Jane Addams Children's Book Award · 1969

The 1969 Jane Addams Children's Book Award

The Endless Steppe won the 1969 Jane Addams Children's Book Award.

1969 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner
The Endless Steppe
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 1968

The Endless Steppe

By Esther Hautzig

A family fights for survival in Siberian exile during WWII.

Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor (1968)Jane Addams Children's Book Award (1969)Sydney Taylor Book Award (1968)
243 pages
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Summary: In June 1941, the Rudomin family is torn from their home in Vilna, Poland, and exiled to Siberia as enemies of the state. Young Esther faces the harsh realities of life in a Soviet labor camp, where survival depends on resilience and the unyielding bond of family. As they toil in potato fields and mines, Esther's hope flickers in the bleak Siberian landscape. Can they endure the relentless struggle and find a future beyond the endless steppe?
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