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Between shades of gray
Author: Sepetys, Ruta

Publisher: Philomel Books (2011)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 352 p.

BTSB No: 800244

ISBN: 9780142420591

Ages: 13-17

Grades: 8-12

Subjects:
Labor camps -- Fiction
Lithuania -- History -- 1940-1941, Soviet occupation -- Fiction
Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction

Price: $9.83

Summary:
In 1941, Lina and her family are sent from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards to Siberia, where she vows to honor her family by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil.

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Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG+
   Reading Level: 3.60
   Points: 9.0   Quiz: 142569

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 9-12
   Reading Level: 3.60
   Points: 16.0   Quiz: 52906

Reviews:
School Library Journal (+) (00/03/11)
Booklist (+) (02/01/11)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/05/11)
The Hornbook (00/05/11)

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