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Fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and her younger brother are dragged from their home and packed into a train car in the opening pages of this harrowing novel that begins in lithuania on june 14, 1941. Oct 30, 20 the president commended her continued global work sharing the littleknown history of stalins ethnic cleansing in the baltic states of lithuania, latvia, and estonia. Between shades of gray book page the baltic states. A story of survival under the most brutal of conditions. Oct 26, 2019 if you like historical fiction and want to learn more about some of the less widely known events in world war ii, you might like ruta sepetys between shades of gray. Author ruta sepetys awarded lithuanias cross of the knight for. Her debut novel,between shades of gray, is a new york times. The story follows a 15yearold lithuanian girl in 1941 who is taken from her home with her mother and younger brother by the nkvd soviet secret police. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian girl in 1941. Ruta sepetys got the idea to write this fictional story when she visited her family in lithuania and got the chance to discover more about her heritage. Lina fights for her life, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by burying her complete story in. This special movie tiein edition features 16 pages of color movie stills starring bel powley and jonah hauerking in neverbeforeseen footage and a behindthescenes look at the making.

Her family consists of her, her brother, and her mother, all three of them are thrown into cattle carts and shipped off to altiia. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian. Nov 23, 2018 the idea for between shades of gray came when she was visiting relatives in lithuania in 2005 and learned more about the soviets forced deportation of thousands of people from lithuania, latvia. On my ticklist, i had all the things that every girl hopes to achieve in her twenties. In 1940, josef stalin, the leader of the soviet union, annexed lithuania to make it part of the soviet union. Despite seeing lithuanias symbol of power overtaken by the nkvd, the lithuanian deportees are determined to express their patriotism. Fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and her younger brother are dragged from their. Jul 11, 20 between shades of gray tells the tragic story of fifteenyearold lina vilkas who is deported from lithuania to siberia in 1941 with her mother and younger brother. Between shades of gray, a new york times best seller, is the debut novel of american novelist ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray brings to light a period of ww2 history that has been overlooked or forgotten. Author ruta sepetys awarded lithuanias cross of the knight. The total area is 65,300 square kilometers, which is a little bit bigger than west virginia. Sep 10, 2010 between shades of gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart, and reveals the miraculous nature of the human spirit. Ruta sepetys is the author of acclaimed ya novel, between shades of grey.

It details the story of a 15 year old lithuanian girl, lina, and her. Lina, a girl apart of this family gets arrested with her family is sent to a kolkhoz to work for the soviets. Essay on between the shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Her father kostas has been arrested earlier, and they dont know where he is. Before reading this book, i was unaware of the mass deportations carried out in lithuania by stalin during and after the second world war. This is a ya novel about lina and her family in lithuania during ww2. James, initially a trilogy consisting of fifty shades of grey 2011, fifty shades darker 2012 and fifty shades freed 2012. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray hits the big screen. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

Between the shades of gray by ruta sepetys 1496 words 123. Only her and her brother survived and returned to their homeland. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys 681 words 3 pages. As the daughter of a lithuanian refugee, sepetys was inspired by her father to write about the soviet occupation of the baltic states. Between shades of gray, ruta sepetys 9780399254123 penguin books usa. When the soviet union occupied lithuania, many locals were actually deported to siberia. The unworldly, innocent ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his. Unfortunately both of her parents could not survive. Between shades of gray is a historical fiction novel set in lithuania and russia during the time of world war ii. The road to high saffron is jasper fforde at his weirdest. As elevator pitches go, lithuanian teenager starving to death in stalinera siberia.

One girls passion for art and her neverending hope will break the silence of history. In june of 1941, fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police, the nkvd, from her home in kaunas, lithuania. She is arrested alongside her mother, elena, and tenyearold brother jonas. In 1941, a 16yearold aspiring artist and her family are deported to siberia amidst stalins brutal dismantling of the baltic region. So far they have passed through vilnius, minsk, orsha, and smolensk.

Lina vilkas character analysis in between shades of gray. Funny as hell, yes, but with a creeping sense of horrors lurking just beneath the surface, and when they strike, well, they were even more awful than id been anticipating. It revolves around lina, a fifteenyearold lithuanian girl, and her life story as a prisoner of soviet russia. James softcover free shipping used erotic rom fifty shades of grey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. She said that there was a war between germany and ussr, and germany took over lithuania. Lina vilkas is fifteen years old when she and her family are deported from their comfortable middle class home in lithuania in 1941.

Her father kostas, a professor at the local university, is accused of the antisoviet activity of aiding in the repatriation of relatives back to germany, thus branding the entire family criminals. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. Her first novel, between shades of gray, about the genocide of baltic people after the soviet occupation. We spoke with the author about seeing her historical ya novel adapted for film. Author ruta sepetys awarded lithuanias cross of the. Before the 2nd ww began the communist dictator stalin, knew war with the nazis was looming and had concerns about the baltic countries abilities to protect the russian border from. I categorically knew that by the age of 21, i would have found my husband. It contains a delightfully bizarre and humorous look at a postapocalyptic world hundreds if not thousands. Before reading this book, i was unaware of the mass deportations carried out in lithuania by.

Between shades of gray is written by ruta sepetys and focuses on the cruel fate of a small girl who was exiled to siberia, where she had to face separation from her family and devastating living conditions in order to survive. December 15 nashville, tn edmondson pike branch of the nashville library 6. A version of this article appeared in the 11262018 issue of publishers. Though young, lina already knows that her passion in life is for. Born and raised in michigan in a family of lithuanian descent, ruta now lives with. Ruta sepetys lina is a fifteenyearold lithuanian girl. Between shades of gray has been published in 43 countries and 26 languages. Feb 28, 20 she told him, and he said he would help her pass them along. A discussion of between shades of gray and book signing. 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.

A discussion of between shades of gray and writing historical novels. Between shades of gray inglese copertina flessibile 3 aprile 2012. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys plot summary litcharts. With bel powley, timothy innes, sophie cookson, jonah hauerking. Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important. Jonas said that they were coming up to another train, and there are men outside. Ruta sepetys is a lithuanianamerican writer of historical fiction. 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. This book starts in 1941 with 15 yr old lina along with her mother and brother being taken from their home in lithuania. Every book lover knows a talented author can describe a place better than even our own eyes can interpret it. Ruta states that the novel represents the extreme suffering and tremendous hope displayed by. Between shades of gray book report timeline created by sarahjohnson1.

The president commended her continued global work sharing the littleknown history of stalins ethnic cleansing in the baltic states of lithuania, latvia, and estonia. This 352 paged book has inspired many teens to acknowledge the genocide of baltic people. The washington postfrom new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea, comes a. Feb 11, 2014 between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, is one of the most famous historical fiction books ever written. Her father kostas has been arrested earlier, and they dont know where he is the family is given very little time to pack before they are loaded onto a bus full of other arrested. The between shades of gray quotes below are all either spoken by lina vilkas or refer to lina vilkas.

Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force. Over spring break i read between shades of gray published march 2011, a young adult historical fiction novel by ruta sepetys. Ruta sepetys, the critically acclaimed lithuanianamerican author of between shades of gray, released a new book in the beginning of february called salt to the sea that follows the evacuation from east prussia in 1945 and the tragic sinking of the mv wilhelm gustoff a relatively unknown tragedy that was the greatest maritime disaster in history. It borders the baltic sea, and is between latvia and russia. The family is given very little time to pack before they.

Until one night in 1941, when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing. Her name is lina and she is 15 years old when the book starts. How did she plan to pass on this information to her father. In the book between shades of gray, a lithuanian family is forced out of their home and forced into a new life. The idea for between shades of gray came when she was visiting relatives in lithuania in 2005 and learned more about the soviets forced deportation of. Between shades of gray book report timeline timetoast. Between shades of gray takes its title from the complex nuances of morality that lina, the teenage protagonist and narrator, experiences and must grapple with during her years of imprisonment in the harsh soviet labor camps of siberia during world war ii. In the book between shades of gray the main character, lina is taken from her home in kaunas and put in a labor camp in siberia for 12 years.

Lina is 15 and lives a pretty comfortable life in lithuania, though there are some tensions as the soviet union has established control over the country during world. Between shades of gray tells the tragic story of fifteenyearold lina vilkas who is deported from lithuania to siberia in 1941 with her mother and younger brother. Author ruta sepetys talks about the true history behind between. Mar 28, 2011 between shades of gray by ruta sepetys thanks in part to the large body of wellwritten, honest accounts both fictional and nonfictional about the holocaust, americans now grow up both knowing of, and being rightly horrified by, the atrocities committed by the nazis during world war ii. Reading between shades of gray reminded me, once again, the importance of reading books. Oct 30, 2015 on my ticklist, i had all the things that every girl hopes to achieve in her twenties. Start studying roncalli freshmen english 9 o reilly, s2. Author ruta sepetys was decorated with lithuanias cross of the knight of the order. Her first novel, between shades of gray, about the genocide of baltic people after the soviet occupation in 1941, was critically acclaimed and translated into over 30 different languages. If you like historical fiction and want to learn more about some of the less widely known events in world war ii, you might like ruta sepetys between shades of gray. It was nominated for the 2012 cilip carnegie medal and has been. When the soviet union occupied lithuania, many locals were actually deported to.

Nov 06, 2009 shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. Between shades of gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart, and reveals the miraculous nature of the human spirit. Between shades of gray archives the lithuania tribune. This 56page guide for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 81 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis.

Ruta sepetys, author of between shades of gray, honored by. Mar 27, 2017 between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. In between shades of gray, andrius gave lina a copy of the book dombey and son. If youd like to book ruta sepetys for a speaking engagement, get in touch with us today. In the book between shades of gray, what stops the bald man from killing himself. Ruta sepetys is the author for between the shades of gray, a novel that captures the truth of siberian camps and the annexation of the balkans by stalin.

This is one of those books that tells the story of what happened to the inhabitants of lithuania. 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. Every stop they took on the way, jonas would mark down how many dead bodies were thrown out of the cars. In between shades of gray, lina and her father developed a plan to communicate where the family was taken.

Thats why you should read these wonderful books set in lithuania to get a feel for this everchanging country from a different perspective learn about lithuanian culture and traditions and understand their people a little better through the pages of these masterpieces. Between the shades of gray by ruta sepetys 1496 words. Sepetys has toured internationally for three years, presenting the novel and associated history in dozens of countries. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Im trying to remember how i heard about this book but i think i might have found it on some nyt bestseller list. Between shades of gray, ruta sepetys 9780399254123 youtube. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys thanks in part to the large body of wellwritten, honest accounts both fictional and nonfictional about the holocaust, americans now grow up both knowing of, and being rightly horrified by, the atrocities committed by the nazis during world war ii. In the book between shades of gray, what does lina believe the two possible outcomes of siberia are. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys tells the story of fifteenyearold lina whose family is deported from their home in lithuania to a siberian labor camp in 1941. Their educational value cannot be underestimated whether its fiction or nonfiction. Author ruta sepetys talks about the true history behind.