It was nominated for the 2012 cilip carnegie medal and has been. Between shades of grey by ruta sepetys fifteenyearold lina is a lithuanian girl living an ordinary lifeuntil soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Ruta sepetys is the author of acclaimed ya novel, between shades of grey. It follows the stalinist repressions of the mid20th century and follows the life of lina as she is deported from her native lithuania with her mother and younger brother, and the journey they take to a labor camp in siberia. In the book between shades of gray, a lithuanian family is forced out of their home and forced into a new life. Neutral grey paint munsell n5, n7, n8 gti gmbh germany. Munsell notation and % reflectance for cie illuminant c printed for each neutral color chart. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. In june of 1941, fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police, the nkvd, from her home in kaunas, lithuania. Between shades of gray by local author ruta sepetys is the story of 15yearold lina vilkas of lithuania. Between shades of gray was released last year and tells the story of a lithuanian teenager who is sent to one of stalins work camps in siberia in 1941, while shades is an erotic novel.
We know a lot about what is happening in america and germany during wwii, but what is happening in lithuania. This is a ya novel about lina and her family in lithuania during ww2. Born and raised in michigan in a family of lithuanian descent, ruta now lives with. Why is neutral gray specified and important for color viewing.
In this book cover image released by philomel books, between shades of gray, by ruta sepetys, is shown. Tai pirmasis knygu ir filmu trilogijos fifty shades of grey gerbeju puslapis lietuviu kalba. The story follows a 15yearold lithuanian girl in 1941 who is taken from her home with her mother and younger brother by the nkvd soviet secret police. Sepetys is the granddaughter of a lithuanian military officer who himself escaped. She is arrested alongside her mother, elena, and tenyearold brother jonas. It follows the stalinist repressions of the mid20th century and follows the life of lina as she is deported from her native lithuania with her mother and younger brother. Unfortunately both of her parents could not survive. Only her and her brother survived and returned to their homeland. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. In 1941, lina and her family are taken from their home in lithuania and sent to siberia where, despite horrific conditions, lina maintains hope that she will survive.
Author ruta sepetys talks about the true history behind between shades of gray. An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in lithuanian history. Between shades of gray questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. Between shades of gray probably not the book youre. Nonneutral shades of gray, however, have unequal amounts of spectral colors, causing a cold or warm color shift in different lighting conditions. Engaged by between shades of gray book back in 2014, teachers from the private mba school for boys and harpeth hall school for girls came to lithuania. From new york times and international bestseller ruta sepetys comes a story of loss and of fear and ultimately, of survival. This book, a ya historical fiction tale, was the winner of julys choose my next read vote, so thank you to everyone who participated and stay. An untold story of lithuanian survival in between shades of gray. I feel grateful for a writer like ruta sepetys who bravely tells the hard story of what happens to the innocent when world leaders and their minions choose hate and. Readers also get to read about people who were on the other side of the war and this teaches readers that there are many sides to a war. In 1941, soviet secret police take the teen, her mother and her brother from their home. Before reading this book, i was unaware of the mass deportations carried out in lithuania by stalin during and after the second world war. Over spring break i read between shades of gray published march 2011, a young adult historical fiction novel by ruta sepetys.
Linas directed me to countless individuals for my research, provided translation, accompanied me throughout lithuania, provided spurgos and cepelinai, and even arranged for me to be locked away in a former soviet prison. Ne, ne vienas zmogus ilgai negaletu pakelti tokio liepsningo gyvenimo. Overall, i believe that the book between shades of grey is a wellwritten and important story that teaches readers valuable lessons. It was a great book and i literally just finished it but linas mother died in siberia where lina and her brother were held for 12 years she did end up after being returned her. Their educational value cannot be underestimated whether its fiction or nonfiction. Between shades of gray book douglas county libraries. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys without linas zabaliunas, this book would not have been possible. Additionally, between shades of gray made a number of best of 2011 lists including many of our own smugglivus guest authors and bloggers all this prompted me to buy the book. Between shades of gray book page the baltic states. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys is a deeply moving, compelling, heartwrenching, and a powerful read which is beautifully written that captured my heart from the very first chapter. These are not the shades of grey you are looking for. They were interested in the themes and events described in the book of a writer of lithuanian origin living in nashville ruta sepetys between shades of gray. Lina, a girl apart of this family gets arrested with her family is sent to a kolkhoz to work for the soviets. Between shades of gray, a new york times best seller, is the debut novel of american novelist ruta sepetys.
Between shades of gray is a beautiful and sometimes heartwrenching book. The between shades of gray quotes below are all either spoken by lina vilkas or refer to lina vilkas. The total area is 65,300 square kilometers, which is a little bit bigger than west virginia. Ruta sepetys tells lost story of those killed by stalin. Its this story that is told in between shades of gray, the heartwrenching debut novel from ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart. This was definitely another pageturner and extremely hard to put down.
In 1941, fifteenyearold 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. Between shades of gray and millions of other books are available for instant access. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. In america, we grew up hearing about hitler and the holocaust, but stalin, the leader of one of our allies, was carrying out mass deportations, too, and many of those people died in the work camps and prisons they were sent to. Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force. The new york times bestseller between shades of gray by ruta sepetys is a harrowing story of a lithuanian family who suffer unimaginable hardship and deportation during world war ii, pitched perfectly for children and adults alike. The new york times bestseller between shades of gray by ruta sepetys is a harrowing. When the soviets invaded they sent all of the educated people to labor camps most of them died, but the ones that lived were held for up to 15 years. In the book between shades of gray the main character, lina is taken from her home in kaunas and put in a labor camp in siberia for 12 years. I read ruta sepetys salt to the sea earlier this year and enjoyed it immensely, and was looking forward to picking up her first novel, between shades of gray. This young adult novel explores a lithuanian familys trials under stalin. When you need to communicate colorvisual or instrument color communication munsell neutral gray scales will improve color communication. The story follows a 15yearold lithuanian girl in 1941 who is taken from her home with her mother and.
Two gray titles, one sexy mixup what happens when two books with similar names are out at the same time. In this book, you will venture with lina as she goes through many hardships, emotional and physical. The character of lina vilkas in between shades of gray. Reading between shades of gray reminded me, once again, the importance of reading books.
Between shades of gray, by ruta sepetys was an easyread and interesting book. The bestselling author of the highly acclaimed debut between shades of gray, about the deportation of a 15yearold girl from lithuania to stalins siberian camps, has a new historical novel. Now in a revolutionary new mini format, this read is more portable than ever. Niekas negaletu taip ilgai diena nakti deginti visus savo ziburius, eikvoti visus savo vulkanus, niekas neistengtu taip ilgai diena nakti stoveti liepsnose, kasdien daug valandu su ikaitusia galva mastyti, nuolatos megaudamasis, nuolatos kurdamas, nuolatos sviesus, su budriais jausmais ir nervais. Graphiclite standard gray neutral is in neutral environmental conditions specified in the color standards. Between shades of gray ashes in the snow plugged in. Download audiobooks matching keywords 50 shades of grey to your device. Im trying to remember how i heard about this book but i think i might have found it on some nyt bestseller list. It borders the baltic sea, and is between latvia and russia. I would give the book, between shades of grey 5 stars out of 5. Munsell neutral color charts can be used for instrumental calibration, imaging testing or as reflection standards. The munsell neutral value scale, also known as a munsell gray scale or neutral color chart is a gray scale fan deck with values of 0.
Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a siberian work camp, where they are forced to. This book starts in 1941 with 15 yr old lina along with her mother and brother being taken from their home in lithuania. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys ruta sepetys began writing this book when she went to visit her relatives in lithuania and asked if they had any pictures of her father or grandfather. Engage students in a thoughtprovoking study of lithuanian history and the soviet gulag system with this literature guide for between shades of grey by ruta sepetys. Born and raised in michigan, ruta sepetys is the daughter of a lithuanian refugee. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian.
Lina fights for her life, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by burying her complete story in a jar on lithuanian soil. Between shades of gray is a wonderful historical fiction novel. Did you know between shades of gray has been published in over fifty countries. And, since ive been in a historical fiction type of mood, i steeled myself for a harrowing, difficult read about the lithuanian experience in wwii.
224 783 1304 319 955 1129 866 194 88 1390 360 1288 986 660 277 257 1563 580 281 983 61 1081 494 665 1248 1349 632 629 1073 1255 689 1006 1029 489 589 888 1330 799 782 907 740 146 1196 1145 769 1326 1280