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I loved this book. Finished it in three school nights. Although I cried the entire book I would read it again in a heart beat. GO READ! :)
Between Shades of Gray
By Ruta Sepetys
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 1 - 4 | n/a | 3.6 | 64750 |
“Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.” --The Washington Post
Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions.
Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously-and at great risk-documenting events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately survives. Between Shades of Gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart.
Praise for BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY:
“A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch.”--The New York Times Book Review
“A brilliant story of love and survival.”--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls
* “Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.”--Booklist, Starred Review
A New York Times Bestseller
An International Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book of 2011
A Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2011
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2011
The iTunes 2011 Rewind Best Teen Novel
The #1 Book on the Spring 2011 IndieNext List
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2011
A Booklist Best Book of 2011
A Kirkus Best Book of 2011
2012 IRA Children’s and Young Adults Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
2012 Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year
A Carnegie Medal Finalist
A William C. Morris Finalist
Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia. Here they are forced, under Stalin's orders, to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the cruelest of conditions.
Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously-and at great risk-documenting events by drawing, hoping these messages will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that Lina ultimately survives. Between Shades of Gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart.
Praise for BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY:
“A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch.”--The New York Times Book Review
“A brilliant story of love and survival.”--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls
* “Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.”--Booklist, Starred Review
A New York Times Bestseller
An International Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book of 2011
A Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2011
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2011
The iTunes 2011 Rewind Best Teen Novel
The #1 Book on the Spring 2011 IndieNext List
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2011
A Booklist Best Book of 2011
A Kirkus Best Book of 2011
2012 IRA Children’s and Young Adults Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
2012 Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year
A Carnegie Medal Finalist
A William C. Morris Finalist
Publisher: Speak
ISBN-13: 9780142420591
ISBN-10: 014242059X
Published on 4/3/2012
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
Book Reviews (36)
Between Shades of Gray is a wonderful book. Ruta Sepetys did an awesome job. It was the perspective of a teenage girls view of communism. Great job. (:
Well to tell you all the truth this is what had happened when the Soviets took the country Lithuania this is what happened this was reality back then
Im currently reading this book and so far, it's amazing. I like how it shows the perspective of a girl my age during the Holocaust. The main character and I also have the same name. :)
I am glad that you think that. I have just finished this book and it was truly an amazing and beautiful story. it made see that you have to appreciate everything before it is gone.
This book was a spectacular one! The story itself was very sad, realistic to say the least, no sugar-coat. It exposes the history beside what happened with the nazis while at the same time making the story very entertaining. I saw the Scholastic videos, and the author took extra measures to feel what Lina was feeling, and that made the story so much better
This book was a spectacular one! The story itself was very sad, realistic to say the least, no sugar-coat. It exposes the history beside what happened with the nazis while at the same time making the story very entertaining. I saw the Scholastic videos, and the author took extra measures to feel what Lina was feeling, and that made the story so much better.
this book was okay,... pretty depressing in my opinion. The book's setting was when world war two was occurring. it was so sad of how a 15 year old girl , brother, and mother, without their father has to go to a prison camp, with nothing. SO SAD. If you want to read a book about warld war 2 and how depressing it is, this book is for you, but for the people who want a happy book, dont read then!
This book is about a 15-year-old girl who fights for her life with her mother, brother, and annoying neighbor. They are taken to a prison camp, in a dingy boxcar, and are given barely any water or food. They go through times of trouble, and hardship, which only grows them closer. WARNING: It is not for the faint-hearted. Overall, it was a great book, and I know I will read it again.
This book was a spectacular one! The story itself was very sad, realistic to say the least, no sugar-coat. It exposes the history beside what happened with the nazis while at the same time making the story very entertaining. I saw the Scholastic videos, and the author took extra measures to feel what Lina was feeling, and that made the story so much better.
My friend and me recently read this book together and we both really enjoyed it. I love historical fiction and this story was really interesting!