Recommended resources discussion guide between shades of gray. Mixing gray and grey in the same article is a bit much, even if thats what grey does. Her plans change in 1941 when she is taken to a prison camp in siberia. 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. I have become obsessed with her books and her outstanding level of writing. 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. Minor characters are memorably and vividly drawn, and the first half of the book, in particular, roars along. Watch the moving and poignant author video at discussion questions as the novel opens, lina explains that though the signs were in place, she has little understanding that her parents had planned to attempt to escape lithuania. One thing i didnt like about the book was, that lots of people died.
This article was first published on april 16, 2012. Between shades of gray ebook by ruta sepetys 9781101476154. Author the author of between shades of gray is ruta sepetys beginning middle they arrive. Parents need to know that between shades of gray is a story of horrific cruelty and violence for mature tweens and up. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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. Between shades of gray is a beautiful and sometimes heartwrenching book. Mar 22, 2011 between shades of gray isnt the type of book id normally read, but im extremely glad that i decided to read it. The washington postfrom new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea, comes a. It tells the story of what it was like to be one of the deported from the point of view of a teenager living through it.
Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys reading guidebook. In my opinion, this wouldnt be the book for younger children, because it has a some abusing in it. Until one night when soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life theyve known. Created by maeva, the spanish publisher for between shades of gray, in this guide you will find ties to the curriculum for language arts concentrations as well as history and social sciences. The guide can be used as a comprehensive tool to teach the book within the context of a language andor history class for a unit that lasts for 23 weeks. Its printed in russian, so she can learn the language better. Between shades of gray book report timeline timetoast. The washington post from new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea, comes a. Ruta sepetys writing styles in between shades of gray. It was nominated for the 2012 cilip carnegie medal and has been. This study guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of between shades of gray.
This was definitely another pageturner and extremely hard to put down. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in between shades of gray, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The washington postfrom new york times and international bestseller and carnegie medal winner ruta sepetys, author of salt to the sea, comes a story of loss and of fear and ultimately, of survival. The argument that using grey instead of gray is not a change in english variant is weak at best. Teen, 15 years old written by al watson august 9, 2019. 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. This book gets a strong 3 for a variety of reasons. Mar 22, 2011 a moving and haunting novel perfect for readers of the book thief. The people throw a surprise birthday paarty for lina. There is no real resolution or end to the story it just stops without allowing the reader to gain any sense of where the main character or anyone else is at the end.
In 1940, josef stalin, the leader of the soviet union, annexed lithuania to make it part of the soviet union. An untold story of lithuanian survival in between shades of gray. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys plot summary litcharts. This 56page guide for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 81 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis.
Between shades of gray isnt the type of book id normally read, but im extremely glad that i decided to read it. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. 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, a new york times best seller, is the debut novel of american novelist ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray is one of the best novellas ive ever come across. Mar 20, 2016 over spring break i read between shades of gray published march 2011, a young adult historical fiction novel by ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray is linas story as she, her mother, and her brother fight to stay together and to survive. Official book website for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. If you havent read or seen fifty shades of grey and dont want to know how it ends, stop reading now. Between shades of gray breaks the silence behind josef stalins. I really enjoyed the format of this novel which was written in very short chapters.
A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. Between shades of gray kindle edition by sepetys, ruta. Between shades of gray, book by ruta sepetys paperback. Morality, integrity, and sacrifice strength and identity. 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. May 31, 20 in the year of 1941, the small countries of latvia, estonia, and lithuania were all absorbed by the soviet union, and became immediately subject to joseph stalins communist rule. Listen to between shades of gray by ruta sepetys at. Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important.
Based on the authors family, includes a historical note. Main characters the main characters are lina, a 15 year old lithuanian, linas younger brother, jonas, elena vilkas, there mom, nikolia kretsey, a russian gaurd, and andrius, linas friend. Official book website for between shades of gray by ruta. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder, tim obrien, paperback. Book talk between shades of gray the nameless book blog.
The main character, twelveyearold william page, finds himself an orphan after the war and is sent to live. This response to unfairness intensified my view of mankind. 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. Lina is just like any other fifteenyearold lithuanian girl in 1941. Between shades of gray takes its title from the complex nuances of morality that lina, the teenage protagonist and narrator, experiences and must grapple with during her years of imprisonment in the harsh soviet labor camps of siberia during world war ii.
Shades of gray is a young adolescent book set immediately after americas civil war. The first reason is, the kids found there dad on a train that was going to siberia. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Andrius gives her dombey and son, a book by charles dickens. A moving and haunting novel perfect for readers of the book thief. Between shades of gray 2011 read online free books. The story is written in first person from the limited perspective of lina. A lot of people probably bypassed this book due to the fact it coincidentally sounds very similar to 50 shades of grey, a notorious adultsonly book.
Aug 15, 2012 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. Her father kostas has been arrested earlier, and they dont know where he is. The family is given very little time to pack before they. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. A first novel that is hard to read but hard to stop reading. Historical facts and fiction for between shades of gray prezi. After spending two hours establishing the relationship between christian. Despite the situation lina is placed in at the young age of fifteen, she audaciously chooses to write about the terrible cruelties the soviets are doing to those around her as well as. I have read this book about 3 times now, and i love it even more. Author ruta sepetys talks about the true history behind between shades of gray duration. 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.
This comprehensive lesson plan includes 30 daily lessons, 180 multiple choice questions, 20 essay questions, 20 fun activities, and more everything you need to teach between shades of gray. 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. The end historical fiction keeping dignity the guards looked at one another, dumbfounded. Salt to the sea booktalk with ruta sepetys spoiler free. She is arrested alongside her mother, elena, and tenyearold brother jonas. Book talk on between shades of gray by ruta sepetys youtube. Mar 28, 2011 between shades of gray by ruta sepetys thanks in part to the large body of wellwritten, honest accounts both fictional and nonfictional about the holocaust, americans now grow up both knowing of, and being rightly horrified by, the atrocities committed by the nazis during world war ii.
One of the people bought a pad of paper and a pencil for lina. To ask other readers questions about between shades of gray, please sign up. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. They sing a birthday song and all eat their bread rations together. Not because it was bad by any means it was one of the most beautiful books i. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys overdrive rakuten. Is it your duty, for example, when writing for a teenage audience, to sift through the cinders of such a hell to find. Lina is a fifteenyearold lithuanian girl with dreams of being an artist. Several weeks ago, i received a telling email from my 29yearold sisterinlaw. Jul 17, 2014 between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, 97801435889, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Between shades of gray short answer test answer key. Through the pained yet resilient narration of 15yearold lina, a gifted artist, this taut first novel tells the story of lithuanians deported and sent.
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