{"product_id":"between-shades-of-gray-9780593204160","title":"Between Shades of Gray","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust in time for the 10th anniversary of\u003ci\u003e Between Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, Ruta Sepetys''s award-winning debut novel, and inspiration for the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eAshes in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, is now a gorgeous graphic novel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and international bestselling author and Carnegie Medal winner of \u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e comes a story of loss and of fear--and ultimately of survival--in a brand-new four-color format.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both. --The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003enotable book\u003cbr\u003eAn international bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA Carnegie Medal nominee\u003cbr\u003eA William C. Morris Award finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Golden Kite Award winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune, 1941. A knock comes at the door and the life of fifteen-year-old Lina Vilkas changes forever. She''s arrested by the Soviet secret police and deported from Lithuania to Siberia with her mother and young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book\u003cbr\u003eAn international bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA Carnegie Medal nominee\u003cbr\u003eA William C. Morris Award finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Golden Kite Award winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch.”--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.”--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Beautiful…a superb though grueling novel.”--\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart.”--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in Lithuanian history.”--\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in.”\u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Please read this small window into a tragedy.”\u003ci\u003e--NPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Beautifully written and researched, it captures the devastation of war while celebrating the will to survive.”\u003ci\u003e--Family Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * “A harrowing page-turner.”--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * “A gripping story.”--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * “Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers.”--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * \"Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.”\u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A haunting chronicle, demonstrating that even in the heart of darkness ‘love is the most powerful army.'”--The Horn Book Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come.”--Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSpeak \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWintergirls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e is a document long overdue.”--Richard Peck, Newbery Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Year Down Yonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of astonishing force. 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 oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable.”--Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honor–winning author of \u003ci\u003eHitler Youth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel. Beautifully written and important.”--Harlan Coben, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525748662615,"sku":"9780593204160","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/between-shades-of-gray-9780593204160","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}