Between Shades of Gray - Softcover

Sepetys, Ruta

4.37

242,288 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613833903 ISBN 13: 9781613833902

Publisher: PERFECTION LEARNING CORP, 2012

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A moving and haunting novel for readers of "The Book Thief"
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?
This powerful tale of heartbreak and hope is sure to haunt readers long after they finish the last page.

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"A harrowing page-turner." - "Publishers Weekly", starred review

"[A] gripping story." - "School Library Journal", starred review

"?beautifully written and deeply felt." - "Booklist", starred review

"Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers." - "Kirkus", starred review

."..beautifully written and deeply felt." - "Booklist", starred review

From the Back Cover:

That morning, my brother's life was worth a pocket watch . . .

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.

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.

Lina hopes for her family.
For her country.
For her future.
For love - first love, with the boy she barely knows but knows she does not want to lose . . .

Will hope keep Lina alive?

Set in 1941, Between Shades of Gray is an extraordinary and haunting story based on first-hand family accounts and memories from survivors.

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