Anne Fine 
Road of Bones 

Told who to cheer for, who to believe in, Yuri grows up in a country where no freedom of thought is encouraged — where even one’s neighbours are encouraged to report any dissension to the authorities. But it is still a shock when a few careless words lead him to a virtual death-sentence — sent on a nightmare journey up north to a camp amidst the frozen wastes. What, or who, can he possibly believe in now? Can he even survive? And is escape possible . . . ?