{"product_id":"between-shades-of-gray-hardcover","title":"Between Shades of Gray - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuta Sepetys\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a \"superb\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), \"eye-opening\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) novel of survival and hope in the darkest of places--the inspiration for the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eAshes in the Snow\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD - A CARNEGIE MEDAL NOMINEE - A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD FINALIST - A \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA knock comes at the door in the dead of night, and Lina's life changes in an instant. With her young brother and mother, she is hauled away by the Soviet secret police from her home in Lithuania and thrown into a cattle car en route to Siberia. Separated from her father, Lina secretly passes along clues in the form of drawings, hoping they will reach his prison camp. But will her letters, or her courage, be enough to reunite her family? Will they be enough to keep her alive? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA moving and haunting novel about loss, fear, and ultimately, survival, \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray \u003c\/i\u003eis a tour de force of historical and emotional storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a \"crossover\" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Easy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea \u003c\/i\u003ehave won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eAshes in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. 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