Between shades of gray / Ruta Sepetys.
by Sepetys, Ruta.
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BookPublisher: New York : Philomel Books, c2011Description: 344 p. : maps ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0399254129.Subject(s): Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile fiction | Labor camps -- Juvenile fiction | Survival -- Juvenile fiction | Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction | Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Juvenile fiction | Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Fiction | Labor camps -- Fiction | Survival -- Fiction | Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Fiction | Historical fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: In 1941, fifteen-year-old 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. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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School Library Journal starred, March 2011
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In 1941, fifteen-year-old 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. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
HL 490 Lexile.
Young Adult Follett Library Resources.
Reading Counts RC 3.6 16.0.
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