A story of the kidnapped children of Spain
Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke to Shirley Mullin of Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore in Indianapolis.Shirley Mullin was entranced by Ruta Sepetys’ last novel, “Salt to the Sea,” which looked at the largest maritime disaster in known history: the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff. The ship sank during World War II, killing as many as 9,000 people.Septys weaves historical research into her fiction. When “Salt to the Sea” was published, Sepetys was already researching her next book.“She said she was…
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