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The shades of gray aspect caught my attention too and i wanted to see how that came into play. The story takes place during world war ii, and highlights the horrible experiences people had because of stalin. She was born and raised in michigan in a family of artists, readers and music lovers. Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force.
Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys ruta sepetys began writing this book when she went to visit her relatives in lithuania and asked if they had any pictures of her father or grandfather. Its incredibly sad and the happy moments are few and far between. The inspiration for the major motion picture ashes in the snow. Between shades of gray, ruta sepetys 9780399254123 youtube. Childrens books between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys librarything. Ruta sepetys writing style really drew me in from the first page and it was so informative, i learnt quite a lot. Pdf between shades of gray book by ruta sepetys free. Mar 22, 2011 ruta sepetys s between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. Within days a doctor came and asked for every prisoner to be treated with immediate care, so they were. Ruta sepetys is the author of acclaimed ya novel, between shades of grey. I feel grateful for a writer like ruta sepetys who bravely tells the hard story of what happens to the innocent when world leaders and their minions choose hate. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys penguin books. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 344 pages and is available in hardcover format.
The washington post from new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea, comes a story of loss and of fear and ultimately, of survival. Sepetys is considered a crossover novelist as her books are read by both students and adults worldwide. Ruta sepetys has such a beautiful writing style, and it really added to the story. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys overdrive rakuten. Sep 29, 2010 between shades of gray, ruta sepetys 9780399254123.
I decided to listen to the audiobook, narrated by emily klein. This book gets a strong 3 for a variety of reasons. Updated march 29, 2020 due to covid19, all locations of the cumberland public libraries, including borrow by mail, will be closed until further notice. The first edition of the novel was published in february 12th 20, and was written by ruta sepetys. Ruta sepetys was born and raised in michigan in a loving houshold, enjoyed her school years and bravely stepped into the world when she left home for paris, france to live and work.
Jan 29, 2018 ruta sepetys writing style really drew me in from the first page and it was so informative, i learnt quite a lot. Her novels, between shades of gray and out of the easy are both new york times bestsellers, international bestsellers, and carnegie medal nominees. It follows the stalinist repressions of the mid20th century and follows the life of lina as she is deported from her native lithuania with her mother and younger brother, and the journey they take to a labor camp in siberia. In 1941, fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and brother. The fact that this was sort of based on true stories told to the author makes it scarier because this really happened but also opens our eyes to what the. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are josie moraine, willie woodley. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys reading the middle. Her awardwinning historical novels are published in over fifty countries and.
Ruta sepetys chronicles this harrowing time through fifteen year old lina, whose childhood is cut tragically short when she and her family are deported. Between shades of gray is a powerful read about one girls experience in work camps during world war ii. Official book website for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Fans of the book thief, the boy in the striped pyjamas and codename verity will fall in love with this book. Penguin mini between shades of gray dwarsligger ruta sepetys isbn 9780593114476. One night fifteenyearold lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. This was definitely another pageturner and extremely hard to put down. If you dont normally like historical fiction, please dont think that you wont like this. In 1941, fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their lithuanian home by soviet guards and sent to siberia, where her father is sentenced. Like between shades of gray, this is an opportunity to highlight a forgotten and hidden chapter in history. The events that occur in the story are so difficult to read about, but they are so important in history. Ruta sepetys, acclaimed author of between shades of grey. We are just getting into stalins reign in history, so im not sure what we will learn.
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Download or stream between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. The daughter of a refugee, ruta is drawn to underrepresented stories of strength through struggle and hopes to give a voice to those who werent able to tell their story. The nations of lithuania, latvia, and estonia disappeared from maps in 1941 and did not reappear until 1990. Lithuanians were forcibly taken from their homes and sent by train to siberia to. Ruta sepetys writing styles in between shades of gray. Between shades of gray 1941 fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police and deported to siberia with her mother and younger brother. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys philomel books, a division of penguin young readers group 2011 344 pages how could we stand up for ourselves if everyone cowered in fear and refused to speak. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. Young adult, historical fiction, labor camps, world war ii blurb. In 1941, fifteenyearold lina is preparing for art school, first dates, and all that summer has to offer. The opening sentence of this superlative first novel by ruta sepetys demonstrates the strength of its unembellished language. Ruta was a highly successful promoter of classical music concerts, booking and touring with orchestras worldwide, before turning to writing fulltime. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes.
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