Ruta Sepetys

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Winner of the Carnegie Medal

Ruta Sepetys is considered a “crossover” novelist as her work is read globally by both students and adults. The daughter of a refugee, Ruta is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. Her award-winning historical novels are published in more than sixty countries and have received more than fifty literary prizes. Her research and writing on human resilience have earned her invitations to speak at NATO, European Parliament, the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, and Embassies worldwide.