I Must Betray You Sepetysov Ruta (2022)

Trapped by an evil dictatorship, Cristian faces an impossible choice: save the life of his sick grandfather by informing on his family, or risk his life and all of theirs by resisting. Seventeen-year-old Cristian dreams of freedom, but in a country governed by fear and constant suspicion, he does not know whom he can trustnot his best friend, his girlfriend, or even his family. Closely based on the real events of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, this powerful and heart-breaking young adult thriller comes from the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea.