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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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 142569 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
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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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