Parents need to know that between shades of gray is a story of horrific cruelty and violence for mature tweens and up. Jul 19, 2016 now, thanks to between shades of gray ashes in the snow, the history of that part of the world is much more vivid. Between shades of gray is a powerful book, and the excellent writing sweeps you along ms. Until one night when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life. 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. Unfortunately both of her parents could not survive.
Only her and her brother survived and returned to their homeland. 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. Ruta sepetys discusses her book between shades of gray, detailing her sources, inspiration, untold facts and stories of lithuanian survival in a. Sequel to fifty shades of grey, told from christians perspective, is. The between shades of gray quotes below are all either spoken by elena vilkas or refer to elena vilkas. 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. With bel powley, timothy innes, jonah hauerking, sophie cookson. Between shades of gray 2011 philomel penguin group usa inc. Between shades of gray follows lina vilkas, a fifteen year old girl who is torn from her life in kaunas and exiled with her family to siberia. 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. 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. In the book between shades of gray, ruta sepetys doesnt alter the settings of the novel. One of the men tells lina why their family was deported.
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. 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. Lina, a girl apart of this family gets arrested with her family is sent to a kolkhoz. Between shades of gray tells the story of a young lithuanian girl, lina, who is deported with her family to a siberian prison camp after the soviet union invades lithuania in 1941.
Author the author of between shades of gray is ruta sepetys beginning middle they arrive. The character of elena vilkas in between shades of gray from. Books of lithuania 39 books meet your next favorite book. Lina, her mother, and brother are taken from their home in the middle of night, forced into train cars, and sent to a labor camp in a remote area of freezing siberia. Between shades of gray rhode island teen book award. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. Between shades of gray is a harrowing story about a young girl, her family and her neighbors being forced from their home in lithuania and imprisoned in a brutal siberian encampment under stalins rule. The unworldly, innocent ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Childrens books between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. This novel is part survival story, part romance, and part tragedy. Now, thanks to between shades of gray ashes in the snow, the history of that part of the world is much more vivid. By writing between shades of gray, ruta sepetys, the daughter of lithuanian immigrants, hopes to bring awareness of the plight of the baltic people during the second world warto memorialize their loss but also to capture them as real, living people, and to put them. I doubt fourth and third graders would be able to decipher some of the words in the book. Apr 10, 2011 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 cattlecar journey through a series.
It borders the baltic sea, and is between latvia and russia. Before writing the book, ruta took two trips to lithuania. Shades of gray is a quiet little book which chronicles what it looks like to change your mind and to its the story of 12 year old will, a virginian and the only surviving member of his immediate family after the civil war. Engaged by between shades of gray book back in 2014, teachers from the private mba school for boys and harpeth hall school for girls came to lithuania. Ruta sepetys is the well known american lithuanian author of between shades of gray, salt to the sea, and out of the easy. In conclusion, the author of between shades of gray portrayed the setting accurately to describe the vast distance and places lina and her family traveled through. Read fifty shades of grey online free from your pc, mobile.
Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. 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. Tai pirmasis knygu ir filmu trilogijos fifty shades of grey gerbeju puslapis lietuviu kalba. Fifty shades of grey page 3 of 12 books the guardian. Its the story of 15yearold lina, her younger brother, and their mother, whom the soviets deport from their lithuanian home to a siberian labor camp in 1941. Sepetys is considered a crossover novelist as her books are read by both students and adults worldwide. Lists of people who were considered enemies of the state were compiled and these people were removed from their homes and workplaces. Between shades of gray, by ruta sepetys publication information. 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 litcharts from the creators of. Her three novels are new york times bestsellers and between shades of gray is currently being turned into a movie. Ruta sepetys ruta sepetys is an internationally acclaimed author of historical fiction published in over 45 countries and 33 languages. Ruta sepetys ashes in the snow lithuanian film premiere duration. 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. A moving and haunting novel perfect for readers of the book thief. And, since ive been in a historical fiction type of mood, i steeled myself for a harrowing, difficult read about the lithuanian experience in wwii. Between shades of gray book report timeline timetoast. In the book between shades of gray, what stops the bald man from killing himself. Listen to between shades of gray by ruta sepetys at.
Between shades of gray, a new york times best seller, is the debut novel of american novelist ruta sepetys. Twenty million people were murdered under his leadership. Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force. Between shades of gray book page the baltic states. Highly pigmented from the finest materials and processed on triple mills, these oil paints will enable you to achieve sultry effects like youve never seen before. Download audiobooks matching keywords 50 shades of grey to your device. Perhaps her most famous novel, between shades of gray, is a historical fiction that gives readers a harsh look into life as a lithuanian exiled to siberia during soviet occupation. Sepetys gives light to an almost unknown episode in baltic history through the eyes of a fifteen year old girl who never gives up. An introduction to lithuanian literature in 8 books. 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. Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important. 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, until the robin walks on snow by bernice l. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in between shades of gray, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Nov 12, 2012 i think 12 years old could handle it as long as there were adults to discuss the topics discussed and it would need to be prefaced in a way that they know roughly what happened during the same time the book was set. Between shades of gray questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on between shades of gray. Dec 22, 2014 between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. James lowered the boom this month, announcing the imminent arrival of grey, a 576page rewriting of fifty shades from christian grey s perspective. She and her family are used to a comfortable life in their beloved country until the political climate begins to change rapidly. A moving and haunting novel for readers of the book thieffifteenyearold lina is a lithuanian girl living an ordinary lifeuntil soviet officers invade her home. Aug 15, 2012 additionally, between shades of gray made a number of best of 2011 lists including many of our own smugglivus guest authors and bloggers all this prompted me to buy the book. As one would expect, this wartime story is horribly sad and disturbing. They were interested in the themes and events described in the book of a writer of lithuanian origin living in nashville ruta sepetys between shades of gray. 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, ruta sepetys 9780399254123 penguin books usa. Mar 12, 2015 the polar night is a time during the winter when the sun falls below the horizon for 180 days.
Linas family name is added to a long list of names representing people who are to be arrested and taken without warning from their homes. In the book between shades of gray, what does lina believe the two possible outcomes of siberia are. The inspiration for the major motion picture ashes in the snow. Between shades of gray, ruta sepetys 9780399254123 youtube.
Between shades of gray book chicago public library. 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. 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. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. 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.
May 07, 2015 author ruta sepetys, the daughter of a lithuanian refugee, based her fictional book between shades of gray on the real experiences of hundreds of thousands of people who died under dictator. Buy a cheap copy of between shades of gray book by ruta sepetys. Author interview ruta sepetys, author of between shades. 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. Between shades of gray tells the story of lina, a 15yearold lithuanian girl living in 1941. But its the history and content that truly got to my heart. An international best seller, a numberone new york times best seller, and now a major motion picture. In 1941, a 16yearold aspiring artist and her family are deported to siberia amidst stalins brutal dismantling of the baltic region. Good book, however, how can the book be at level 3. It was a great book and i literally just finished it but linas mother died in siberia where lina and her brother were held for 12 years she did end up after being returned her writings and pictures by andrius in which she marrys him. Between shades of gray book douglas county libraries. Between shades of gray madison, alyssa, morgan, brittany, kaylee, and meghan characters conflicts one of the major conflicts in the book between shades of gray is when lina and her family are taken away from her home by the nkvd without any warning. I read somewhere that the author says the book is about love.
Between shades of gray for ages 12 up details the efforts by a strongwilled lithuanian teen and her family to survive the harsh reality of being deported to a prison camp in. The washington post beautifula superb though grueling novel. Goodreads members who liked between shades of gray also liked. Between shades of gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian girl in 1941. Her novels, between shades of gray and out of the easy, are both new york times bestsellers, international bestsellers and carnegie medal nominees. Between shades of grey tells the story of lina vilkas, whose family is deported from lithuania and spends many year in multiple gulags. Between shades of gray book report timeline created by sarahjohnson1. In the book between shades of gray, a lithuanian family is forced out of their home and forced into a new life.
The between shades of gray community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian. Laurie halse anderson, bestselling author of speak and wintergirls. When it becomes clear that the soviets will eventually take lithuania, kostas and other men hold secret meetings to discuss the future. Woe to the one who thought they could only hurt ebook written by kristie lynn higgins. Find books like between shades of gray from the worlds largest community of readers.
My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class. 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. She met with family members, survivors of the deportations, etc. This is absolutely the best teacher resource i have ever purchased. 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.