Between Shades Of Gray

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Between Shades Of GrayFifteen-year-old Lina’s life takes a drastic turn when the Soviet Secret Police force her out of her home. Lina, her mother, and her younger brother Jonas are treated like criminals and dragged onto a train to Siberia. Along the journey, Lina leaves behind hints for her father in the form of her drawings. This account of the tragedies and  horrors Lithuanians and others experienced during Stalin’s rule in Word War II is filled with hope, love, and compassion. Readers can look forward to the upcoming movie adaptation of the novel called Ashes In The Snow.  ema

 

 

 

 

Title: Between Shades Of Gray
Author: Ruta Sepetys
Publisher: Penguin
Copyright: 2012
Original Language: English
Original Copyright:  2011
ISBN: 978-0-14-242059-1
Paperback pages: 384
Age range: 14 up
Genre: Historical Fiction
Book setting: Lithuania and Siberia
Author’s ethnicity: American
Author’s residence: Tennessee
Awards: 2011 Prix-RTL LIRE Award for Best Novel for Young People, 2012 Golden Kite Award, An ALA Notable, A Carnegie Medal Nominee, and A New York Times Notable
Subjects: Drawings, Letters, Lithuania, Paintings, Prison Camps, Siberia, Soviet Union, World War II

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