Between shades of gray /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Philomel Books,
2011.
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| 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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| Item Description: | "A novel"--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: | 344 pages : maps ; 22 cm. |
| Audience: | 012-up. |
| ISBN: | 9780399254123 (hbk.) 0399254129 (hbk.) |