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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sepetys, Ruta
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Philomel Books, 2011.
Subjects:
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.
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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.
Item Description:"A novel"--Jacket.
Physical Description:344 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Audience:012-up.
ISBN:9780399254123 (hbk.)
0399254129 (hbk.)