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Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important. 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 a jar on lithuanian. Twenty million people were murdered under his leadership. The book opens with travis mclaurin, a 19yearold white man trying to protect alia susanto, a 16yearold hijabwearing indonesianamerican muslim, from the debris caused by the south towers destruction. Between shades of gray brings to light a period of ww2 history that has been overlooked or forgotten. A lot of people probably bypassed this book due to the fact it coincidentally sounds very similar to 50 shades of grey, a notorious adultsonly book. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow.

Teenager lina and her family are forced by the soviet secret police to leave their home in lithuania in 1941 and travel in a miserable, crammed train car to labor camps in siberia. Between shades of gray by annamarie whitman on prezi. Between shades of gray probably not the book youre. 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, a lithuanian family is forced out of their home and forced into a new life. Until one night when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life. The total area is 65,300 square kilometers, which is a little bit bigger than west virginia. A story of survival under the most brutal of conditions. Hallaaegade algus, tammerraamat, isbn 9789949526185. Learn more at about the author born and raised in michigan, ruta sepetys is the daughter of a lithuanian refugee. She is arrested alongside her mother, elena, and tenyearold brother jonas. 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. Lists of people who were considered enemies of the state were compiled and these people were removed from their homes and workplaces. Thus, 15yearold lina vilkas, along with her mother and younger brother, is deported from her lithuanian home by the soviet secret police in 1941, and begins a. Author interview ruta sepetys, author of between shades. 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 to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on lithuanian soil.

Before reading this book, i was unaware of the mass deportations carried out in lithuania by stalin during and after the second world war. The washington postfrom new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea, comes a. Between shades of gray was released last year and tells the story of a lithuanian teenager who is sent to one of stalins work camps in siberia in 1941, while shades is an erotic novel. In the book between shades of gray, to whom does lina give the drawings that she made at altai labor camp. Its interesting because this book opened my eyes to the horrors of history that we werent taught in school. Tai pirmasis knygu ir filmu trilogijos fifty shades of grey gerbeju puslapis lietuviu kalba. 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. It never mentions her finding her father which implys she never did. It follows the stalinist repressions of the mid 20th century and follows the life of lina as she is deported from her native lithuania with her mother and younger brother. Fifty shades of grey may not be everyones cup of tea, but its certainly not lacking in shock value and undeniably smutty sex scenes.

In a sketchy and sexy world filled with tissues, gallons. The new york times bestseller between shades of gray by ruta sepetys is. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian girl in 1941. Hairy pussy brunette slave karlee grey gets her natural tits caned. Only her and her brother survived and returned to their homeland. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Between shades of gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart, and reveals the miraculous nature of the human spirit. Beginning in 1941, doctors, lawyers, teachers, members of the military, writers, artists, librarians, business owners, and musicians were deported and. Exposing the agonies endured by victims of josef stalins regime, between shades of gray grips readers from the first page with its againsttheodds survival story.

Born and raised in michigan, ruta sepetys is the daughter of a lithuanian refugee. Ruta sepetys is the author of acclaimed ya novel, between shades of grey. Author the author of between shades of gray is ruta sepetys beginning middle they arrive. Between shades of gray reveals horror and hope the. In the book between the shades of gray, ruta sepetys gives a very compelling account of the soviet invasion of the country of lithuania in 1941. One of the men tells lina why their family was deported. Main characters the main characters are lina, a 15 year old lithuanian, linas younger brother, jonas, elena vilkas, there mom, nikolia kretsey, a russian gaurd, and andrius, linas friend. Her family consists of her, her brother, and her mother, all three of them are thrown into cattle carts and shipped off to altiia.

Unfortunately both of her parents could not survive. Her father kostas has been arrested earlier, and they dont know where he is. In june of 1941, fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police, the nkvd, from her home in kaunas, lithuania. Between shades of grey by ruta sepetys tells the painful story of the genocide of twenty million people during the soviet unions occupation of lithuania, latvia, estonia, and finland. In 1939, the soviet union occupied estonia, latvia, and lithuania and annexed them as part of the ussr. Between shades of gray book report timeline timetoast.

The family is given very little time to pack before they. Over spring break i read between shades of gray published march 2011, a young adult historical fiction novel by ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray book page the baltic states. But its the history and content that truly got to my heart. Babes unleashed love me hard starring chad rockwell and rebecca volpetti clip. Until one night when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life theyve known. I probably knew some of lithuania s history during that time period from school, but it was something vague in the back of my mind. Born and raised in michigan in a family of lithuanian descent, ruta now lives with. Everything lina experienced did actually happen to a person because the author traveled to lithuania. 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. She writes in the authors note that she was inspired by her own lithuania heritage and the members of her fathers family who were rounded up by the nkvd and, like linas family, imprisoned in labor camps. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. In 1940, josef stalin, the leader of the soviet union, annexed lithuania to make it part of the soviet union.

Before writing the book, ruta took two trips to lithuania. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian. Consume their joy sog science fiction action adventure mystery serial series kindle edition by higgins, kristie lynn. It is a story of a young 15 year old girl, lina, whose life is turned upside down when her and her family are dragged from their home in lithuania and deported to siberia by soviet officers. Between shades of grey is a book set in 1941 during the second world war and is based on firsthand family accounts and memories from survivors. The washington post from new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea. 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. Sexual fantasies are unique and individual and this is a book that understands that. Between shades of gray book report timeline created by sarahjohnson1.

Between shades of gray is a powerful book, and the excellent writing sweeps you along ms. It borders the baltic sea, and is between latvia and russia. Now, thanks to between shades of gray ashes in the snow, the history of that part of the world is much more vivid. In the novel between shades of gray, ruta sepetys documents.

Lina, a girl apart of this family gets arrested with her family is sent to a kolkhoz to work for the soviets. Between shades of gray, night of the hawk, hello, gorgeous. In between shades of gray, classification is shown by the three baltic states of lithuania. Sepetys is considered a crossover novelist as her books are read by both students and adults worldwide. Between shades of gray, a new york times best seller, is the debut novel of american novelist ruta sepetys. In the book between shades of gray, where did andrius hide dombey and son. She met with family members, survivors of the deportations, etc. It was nominated for the 2012 cilip carnegie medal and has been. In the book between shades of gray, what does josef stalin mean. The inspiration for the major motion picture ashes in the snow.