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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- Features
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780399254123
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-10
0399254129
ISBN-13
9780399254123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84588300
Product Key Features
Book Title
Between Shades of Gray
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
People & Places / Asia, Historical / Holocaust, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, General, Historical / Europe, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2009-050092
Reviews
Praise for Between Shades of Gray : "A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch."-- The New York Times Book Review "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both."-- The Washington Post "Beautiful…a superb though grueling novel."-- The Wall Street Journal "An eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart."-- Los Angeles Times "An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in Lithuanian history."-- Associated Press "Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in." --Entertainment Weekly "Please read this small window into a tragedy." --NPR "Beautifully written and researched, it captures the devastation of war while celebrating the will to survive." --Family Circle * "A harrowing page-turner."-- Publishers Weekly , starred review * "A gripping story."-- School Library Journal , starred review * "Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers."-- Kirkus , starred review * "Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership." --Booklist , starred review "A haunting chronicle, demonstrating that even in the heart of darkness 'love is the most powerful army.'"--The Horn Book Magazine "Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come."--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls "In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue."--Richard Peck, Newbery Awardwinning author of A Year Down Yonder " Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. 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 and oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable."--Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honorwinning author of Hitler Youth "Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel. Beautifully written and important."--Harlan Coben, international bestselling author of Shelter, 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 A New York Times Bestseller An International Bestseller From The Washington Post : "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both." **From Publishers Weekly , Starred Review**: "A harrowing page-turner." ** School Library Journal , Starred Review**: "A gripping story." ** Kirkus , Starred Review**: "Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers." ** Booklist , Starred Review**: "Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership." "Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come." --Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls "In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue." --Richard Peck, Newbery Awardwinning author of A Year Down Yonder "Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. 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 and oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable." --Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honorwinning author of Hitler Youth, Praise for Between Shades of Gray : "A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch."-- The New York Times Book Review "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both."-- The Washington Post "Beautiful…a superb though grueling novel."-- The Wall Street Journal "An eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart."-- Los Angeles Times "An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in Lithuanian history."-- Associated Press "Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in." --Entertainment Weekly "Please read this small window into a tragedy." --NPR "Beautifully written and researched, it captures the devastation of war while celebrating the will to survive." --Family Circle * "A harrowing page-turner."-- Publishers Weekly , starred review * "A gripping story."-- School Library Journal , starred review * "Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers."-- Kirkus , starred review * "Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership." --Booklist , starred review "A haunting chronicle, demonstrating that even in the heart of darkness 'love is the most powerful army.'"--The Horn Book Magazine "Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come."--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls "In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue."--Richard Peck, Newbery Awardwinning author of A Year Down Yonder " Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. 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 and oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable."--Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honorwinning author of Hitler Youth "Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel. Beautifully written and important."--Harlan Coben, international bestselling author of Shelter -- Ruta Sepetys, Praise for Between Shades of Gray : "A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch." The New York Times Book Review "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both."-- The Washington Post "Beautiful…a superb though grueling novel." The Wall Street Journal "An eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart."-- Los Angeles Times "An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in Lithuanian history."-- Associated Press "Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in." --Entertainment Weekly "Please read this small window into a tragedy." --NPR "Beautifully written and researched, it captures the devastation of war while celebrating the will to survive." --Family Circle *"A harrowing page-turner."-- Publishers Weekly , *Starred Review* *"A gripping story."-- School Library Journal , *Starred Review* *"Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers."-- Kirkus , *Starred Review* *"Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership." --Booklist , *Starred Review* "A haunting chronicle, demonstrating that even in the heart of darkness 'love is the most powerful army.'" The Horn Book Magazine "Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come." --Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls "In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue." --Richard Peck, Newbery Awardwinning author of A Year Down Yonder "Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. 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 and oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable." --Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honorwinning author of Hitler Youth "Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel. Beautifully written and important."Harlan Coben, international bestselling author of Shelter
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
823.4
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
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 Post WINNER OF THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD - A CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE - A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST - A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY A 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. Separated from her father, Lina secretly passes along clues in the form of drawings, hoping they will reach his prison camp. But will her letters, or her courage, be enough to reunite her family? Will they be enough to keep her alive? A moving and haunting novel about loss, fear, and ultimately, survival, Between Shades of Gray is a tour de force of historical and emotional storytelling., 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 Post WINNER OF THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD * A CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE * A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY A 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. Separated from her father, Lina secretly passes along clues in the form of drawings, hoping they will reach his prison camp. But will her letters, or her courage, be enough to reunite her family? Will they be enough to keep her alive? A moving and haunting novel about loss, fear, and ultimately, survival, Between Shades of Gray is a tour de force of historical and emotional storytelling., 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 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. A New York Times notable book An international bestseller A Carnegie Medal nominee A William C. Morris Award finalist A Golden Kite Award winner Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life -- until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping her drawings will make their way to her father's prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive? A moving and haunting novel perfect for readers of The Book Thief . Praise for Between Shades of Gray "Superlative. A hefty emotional punch." -- The New York Times Book Review "Heart-wrenching . . . an eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart." -- The Los Angeles Times "At once a suspenseful, drama-packed survival story, a romance, and an intricately researched work of historial fiction." -- The Wall Street Journal * "Beautifully written and deeply felt . . . An important book that deserves the widest possible readership." -- Booklist , starred review "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
LC Classification Number
PZ7.S47957Be 2011
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