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The Boy on the Bridge

by Natalie Standiford

Age band: 13+

Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 4/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 1/5, Substance Use 2/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.

Description

A new breathtaking novel from Natalie Standiford about love and trust during the Cold War.Laura Reid goes to Leningrad for a semester abroad as Cold War paranoia is peaking in 1982. She meets a young Russian artist named Alexei and soon, with Alexei as her guide, Laura immerses herself in the real Russia--a crazy world of wild parties, black-market books and music, and smuggled letters to dissidents.