Hush by Donna Jo Napoli

This is a quick read. I picked it up intrigued by the back cover teasers. It is much different than I anticipated. This is more of a true life happenings to an Irish Princess. A well crafted story. Topics include: slave trade of children and women, sailing, Vikings, virgins,

A silent girl.

An awesome power.

Melkorka is an Irish princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom -- but this all changes the day she is kidnapped and taken aboard a marauding slave ship. Trapped in a world both unfamiliar and cruel, Melkorka finds that her powerlessness gives her clarity. That she is the master of what she says. Choosing to take a vow of silence, Melkorka becomes an object of fascination to her captors. And then she realizes that any power, no matter how little, can make a difference.

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition (October 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689861796
• ISBN-13: 978-0689861796

A Train to Potevka by Mike Ramsdall

In this book, Mike Ramsdell tells the story of a clandestine mission in the Soviet Union that goes bad and his struggles to get out of the country. He is a CIA officer and a Mormon. He writes about the life-changing experiences he has on the train to a small Russia town of Potevka.