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Sepetys spoke by phone recently with our communications manager michelle mcniel about her bestselling book between shades of gray. The main theme of between shades of gray, and the biggest lesson lina must learn, is that even in the face of great suffering, brutality, and hate, love is the better choice. Between shades of gray original soundtrack based on the novel by. Ruta sepetys was born and raised in michigan in a family of artists, readers, and music lovers. We are just getting into stalins reign in history, so im not sure what we will learn. 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. Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force. Between shades of gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart. Gray captures the distinct voices of the characters well, and conveys the appropriate emotional intensity to the story. In 1941, fifteenyearold lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their lithuanian home by soviet guards. The daughter of a refugee, ruta is drawn to underrepresented stories of strength through struggle and.
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