Book
Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys
- Published
- 2011
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 384
- Words
- 64750
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 3.6
- AR interest level
- MG+ — upper middle grades, 6–8
- Lexile
- 490L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–17
In 1941, 15-year-old Lina and her family are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards. While fighting for her life, Lina vows to honor her family by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. The plot contains graphic violence.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780399254123
- ISBN-10
- 0399254129
Tags
ALSC NotablesEmotions-CourageHistorical FictionHistory-World War II EraPeople-CommunistsPeople-TeenagersRussia/Soviet UnionSocial Issues-Emigration/ImmigrationSocial Issues-Violence