Between Shades of Gray
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Book Overview
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea comes a "superb" (The Wall Street Journal), "eye-opening" (Los Angeles Times) novel of survival and hope in the darkest of places--the inspiration for the major motion picture Ashes in the Snow
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." --The Washington Post
WINNER OF THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD - A CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE - A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST - A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY
A knock comes at the door in the dead of night, and Lina's life changes in an instant. With her young brother and mother, she is hauled away by the Soviet secret police from her home in Lithuania and thrown into a cattle car en route to Siberia. Separated from her father, Lina secretly passes along clues in the form of drawings, hoping they will reach his prison camp. But will her letters, or her courage, be enough to reunite her family? Will they be enough to keep her alive? A moving and haunting novel about loss, fear, and ultimately, survival, Between Shades of Gray is a tour de force of historical and emotional storytelling.
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." --The Washington Post
WINNER OF THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD - A CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE - A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST - A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY
A knock comes at the door in the dead of night, and Lina's life changes in an instant. With her young brother and mother, she is hauled away by the Soviet secret police from her home in Lithuania and thrown into a cattle car en route to Siberia. Separated from her father, Lina secretly passes along clues in the form of drawings, hoping they will reach his prison camp. But will her letters, or her courage, be enough to reunite her family? Will they be enough to keep her alive? A moving and haunting novel about loss, fear, and ultimately, survival, Between Shades of Gray is a tour de force of historical and emotional storytelling.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:014242059X
ISBN13:9780142420591
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:Philomel Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
8 ratings
Best book I’ve ever read
Published by Kylie , 2 years ago
a they sent me a different cover which sucks because I have five copies of this book all with different covers and was hoping for the one in the picture. But I absolutely love this book and fell in love with the characters. 1000% recommend to anyone and everyone.
Another fantastic book by Ruta Sepetys
Published by Lezli Hewitt , 2 years ago
Her books are well researched and tell of things that are not well known. Grabs you from the start and can't put this one down. Such a great book. One of my top ten books
Historical fiction world war ll
Published by Love to read , 3 years ago
Beautifully written book.
The author does an excellent job of taking you through the horrible experiences of life in Siberia, the bitter cold, starvation, the Horrid and terrifying life of encampment. A very touching and believable book, touching you with a beautiful story of love, courage, hope and strength of human spirit to Live.
Between Shades of Gray
Published by Carissa42977 , 4 years ago
One of the best historical fictions I've read yet! Loved it.
Grea book about Lithuanian history.
Published by SueB , 5 years ago
A friend gave me one of the series and loved it so much I wanted to read more from this author. Not disappointed!
So sad but a great read😢😢
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
Great and undertold story about Lithuania during WW2.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
I was completely unaware of the way Lithuanians were treated during WW2. They are definitely under represented when people discuss the horrors of that war. Great story.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 9 years ago
One of my all time favorite books, this is such a well written and compelling account of a Lithuanian family and their tragic journey through Russian labor camps. It is a tear jerker, and incredibly insightful, even though the story isn't true, the elements of truth portrade about the events that happened durring the Stalin era are eye opening.
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