Between Shades of Gray
Author: Ruta Sepetys
ISBN: 9780670920853
Subjects: Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, History, Military & Wars, Juvenile Fiction, Action & Adventure, Survival Stories, Historical, Europe, People & Places, Asia, Young Adult Fiction,
Published year: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Description: <p><i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Between Shades of Gray</i> by Ruta Sepetys is a harrowing story of a Lithuanian family who suffer unimaginable hardship and deportation during World War II, pitched perfectly for children and adults alike.<br> <br> <b><i>That morning, my brother's life was worth a pocket watch . . .</i></b><br> <br> One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. They are being deported to Siberia.<br> <br> An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina doesn't know if she'll ever see her father or her friends again. But she refuses to give up hope.<br> <br> Lina hopes for her family.<br> For her country.<br> For her future.<br> For love - first love, with the boy she barely knows but knows she does not want to lose . . .<br> <br> Will hope keep Lina alive?<br> <br> Set in 1941, <i>Between Shades of Gray</i> is an extraordinary and haunting story based on first-hand family accounts and memories from survivors.<br> <br> 'This superlative first novel by Ruta Sepetys demonstrates the strength of its unembellished language. A hefty emotional punch' <i>New York Times</i><br> <br> 'Her prose is restrained and powerful, as unadorned as the landscape in which her characters struggle to survive... Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both' <i>The Washington Post</i><br> <br> Born and raised in Michigan, Ruta Sepetys is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. Ruta lives with her family in Tennessee. Between Shades of Grey is her first novel.<br> http://www.betweenshadesofgray.com/</p>
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