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Between Shades of Gray
Contributor(s): Sepetys, Ruta (Author)

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ISBN: 0399254129     ISBN-13: 9780399254123
Publisher: Philomel Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2009050092
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 490 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.89" W x 8.51" L (1.01 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Russia
- Cultural Region - Baltic
- Chronological Period - 1940's
Features: Deckle Edges, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, High School, 2014
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2014
Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2014
Nevada Young Readers' Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013
Iowa Teen Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2014
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Honor Book, Young Adult, 2012
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2013
Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, High School, 2012
Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2012
Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2012
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2012
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2013
Grand Canyon Reader Award, Recommended, Teen, 2013
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, High School, 2013
Volunteer State Book Awards, Winner, Middle School, 2013
Colorado Blue Spruce Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2015
Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2013
Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2014
Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, High School, 2014
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Second Place, Grades 6-8, 2014
Golden Kite, Winner, Fiction, 2012
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2014
Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Intermediate/Grades 7-9, 2014
Indies Choice Book Awards, Winner, Young Adult, 2012
William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2012
Cybils, Finalist, Young Adult Fiction, 2011
Gateway Readers Award, Nominee, High School, 2013
Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2011 pg. 170
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2011 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Entertainment Weekly 03/25/2011 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2011
New York Times Book Review 04/17/2011 pg. 22
New York Times Book Review 04/10/2011 pg. 16
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2011 pg. 103
Publishers Weekly 01/03/2011
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2011
Booklist 02/01/2011 pg. 68
Romantic Times 03/01/2011 pg. 52 - Excellent
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 42
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/04/2011 pg. 33
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2011 pg. 2223
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 12
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 32
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 142569
Reading Level: 3.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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

 
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