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Description edit
In the 1930s, some 6,000 Finnish Americans traveled to Karelia, a province in Northwestern Russia, hoping to leave the Depression behind and to establish a workers’ paradise. Based on these true events, The Darkest Evening chronicles the story of Jake Maki, whose father, caught up in the... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Petrozavodsk
- Russia
- Karelia
- Finland
- Lönnrot
- Uhtua
- Minnesota
- America
- Moscow
- Finntown
- Soviet Union
- New York
- Gray House
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Durbin (Author)
Awards edit
- Minnesota Book Award (2005: Children's Fiction & Poetry)
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