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Between Shades of Gray
Reader Score
89%
89% of readers
recommend this book
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." --The Washington Post
From New York Times and international bestseller and Carnegie Medal winner Ruta Sepetys, author of Salt to the Sea, comes a story of loss and of fear -- and ultimately, of survival.
A New York Times notable book
An international bestseller
A Carnegie Medal nominee
A William C. Morris Award finalist
A Golden Kite Award winner
Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life -- until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping her drawings will make their way to her father's prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive?
A moving and haunting novel perfect for readers of The Book Thief.
Praise for Between Shades of Gray
"Superlative. A hefty emotional punch." --The New York Times Book Review
"Heart-wrenching . . . an eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart." --The Los Angeles Times
"At once a suspenseful, drama-packed survival story, a romance, and an intricately researched work of historial fiction." --The Wall Street Journal
* "Beautifully written and deeply felt . . . An important book that deserves the widest possible readership." --Booklist, starred review
Book Details
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
- Publish Date: Apr 3rd, 2012
- Pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.40in - 1.00in - 0.75lb
- EAN: 9780142420591
- Recommended age: 12-UP
- Categories: • Historical - Holocaust• Historical - Europe• Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
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Never give up | Keep Exploring | Daily Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
Good men are often more practical than pretty "said Mother. "Andrius just happens to be both. - Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray
the path is the goal ... anything else is just distraction....
Inspiration is the voice that whispers, 'You can do it,' even when everything seems impossible. - Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray (2011)
La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas
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Praise for this book
"A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch."--The New York Times Book Review
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both."--The Washington Post
"Beautiful...a superb though grueling novel."--The Wall Street Journal
"An eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart."--Los Angeles Times
"An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in Lithuanian history."--Associated Press
"Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in."--Entertainment Weekly
"Please read this small window into a tragedy."--NPR
"Beautifully written and researched, it captures the devastation of war while celebrating the will to survive."--Family Circle
* "A harrowing page-turner."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "A gripping story."--School Library Journal, starred review
* "Bitterly sad, fluidly written...Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers."--Kirkus, starred review
* "Beautifully written and deeply felt...an important book that deserves the widest possible readership."--Booklist, starred review
"A haunting chronicle, demonstrating that even in the heart of darkness 'love is the most powerful army.'"--The Horn Book Magazine
"Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come."--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls
"In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue."--Richard Peck, Newbery Award-winning author of A Year Down Yonder
"Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. I feel grateful for a writer like Ruta Sepetys who bravely tells the hard story of what happens to the innocent when world leaders and their minions choose hate and oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable."--Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honor-winning author of Hitler Youth
"Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel. Beautifully written and important."--Harlan Coben, international bestselling author of Shelter
What people are saying
Never give up | Keep Exploring | Daily Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
Good men are often more practical than pretty "said Mother. "Andrius just happens to be both. - Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray
the path is the goal ... anything else is just distraction....
Inspiration is the voice that whispers, 'You can do it,' even when everything seems impossible. - Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray (2011)