Between Shades of Gray

Between Shades of Gray

â€œFew books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.â€ --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:

â€œA superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch.â€--The New York Times Book Review

â€œA brilliant story of love and survival.â€--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and WintergirlsÂ

* â€œBeautifully written and deeply feltâ€¦an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.â€--Booklist, Starred Review

A New York Times Bestseller
An International Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book of 2011
A Wall Street Journal Best Childrenâ€™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 Childrenâ€™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
Country USA
Manufacturer Philomel Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-03-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Philomel Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2011-03-22
Format	Kindle eBook

Between Shades of Gray

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