Between Shades of Gray

An international best seller a number-one New York Times best seller and now a major motion picture! Ruta Sepetys's Between Shades of Gray is now the film 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 best seller 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 bookAn international best sellerA Carnegie Medal nominee A William C. Morris Award finalistA 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 fans 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)