Between Shades Of Gray - Softcover

Sepetys, Ruta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141335882 ISBN 13: 9780141335889

Publisher: Penguin, 2011

Synopsis

The haunting and powerful Second World War novel by Ruta Sepetys that inspired the MAJOR FEATURE FILM, ASHES IN THE SNOW, OUT NOW.

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.

About this title

Review:

"?a gripping story?" -

"A harrowing page-turner?" -

"Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers?" -

"?beautifully written and deeply felt?" -

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

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

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

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

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

About the Author:

Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter @RutaSepetys and Instagram @RutaSepetysAuthor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0141335882
• ISBN 13: 9780141335889
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352