Friday, April 13, 2012

Between Shades of Grey / Ruta Sepetys / 344 pages / Notable Children's Book - Older Grades

This is a heartrending tale of Lithuanians who were deported when Stalin's Russians overtook the eastern provinces.  Fifteen year old Lina Vilkas, her courageous mother, and her younger brother, Jonas, must endure cruelty, abuse, starvation, constant threat of death, and uncertainty as to the whereabouts of their father.  Line is a gifted artist and records life in the prison camps, their tormentors, and their comrades and saviors.

"Evil will rule until good men choose to act."

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