Stalin before and during World War II. It is a gripping story of the terrible hardships the people endured. They were shipped off to "farms" in Siberia. Their treatment was similar to the Jews in World War II except that they didn't die. They were just dead to the world as prisoner slaves on these Siberian farms, eating little, working constantly, and receiving only meager sustenance and no medical care. That such a thing can exist is mind=boggling yet I know that it still exists in different places around the world. It was a really thought-provoking book about good and evil and how far does one dare to help. The main character, a girl of 15 wrestles with these big questions while she learns that the world is indeed shades of gray. a great YA discussion book.
(Definitely not to be confused with 50 shades of Grey)
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