April 2011 Book of the Month.
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.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea comes a "superb" (The Wall Street Journal), "eye-opening" (Los Angeles Times) novel of survival and hope in the darkest of places-the inspiration for the major motion picture Ashes in the Snow"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." -The Washington PostWINNER OF THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD A CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE A WILLIAM C.
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
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MORRIS AWARD FINALIST A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURYA knock comes at the door in the dead of night, and Lina's life changes in an instant. With her young brother and mother, she is hauled away by the Soviet secret police from her home in Lithuania and thrown into a cattle car en route to Siberia.
Between Shades of Gray features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Books of the Month, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations
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Between Shades of Gray was written by Ruta Sepetys and published by Philomel Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Between Shades of Gray has 344 pages
