Recommended resources discussion guide between shades of gray. American novelist ruta sepetys is the other of the new york times bestseller, between shades of grey. That morning, my brothers was worth a pocket watch. Author ruta sepetys talks about the true history behind between shades of gray. In june of 1941, fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police, the nkvd, from her home in kaunas, lithuania. 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.
Between shades of gray book report timeline timetoast timelines. Through shades of gray, will grows in how he views the war, the union, and the confederacy. They sing a birthday song and all eat their bread rations together. Reading between shades of gray reminded me, once again, the importance of reading books. Between shades of gray is a riveting novel that steals your breath, captures your heart, and reveals the miraculous nature of the human spirit. Thank you so much for sharing your activities for between shades of gray. Book talk on between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys reading guidebook.
Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys, paperback barnes. Fifty shades darker book two of the fifty shades trilogy, fifty shades freed book three of the fifty shades trilogy discussion questions 1. Between shades of gray book page the baltic states genocide. The main character, twelveyearold william page, finds himself an orphan after the war and is sent to live. This is an azaming book, you can really feel what the characters go through. A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. Aug 15, 2012 it is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years and covering 6,500 miles, but it is through incredible strength, love, and hope that lina ultimately survives. The people throw a surprise birthday paarty for lina. One of the people bought a pad of paper and a pencil for lina. Their educational value cannot be underestimated whether its fiction or nonfiction. They know something bad is coming but they try to stay positave and not give up hope. Sepetys is very deliberate in her framing of love as a choice one makes. Art in between shades of gray pablo picasso linas reasons for drawing vincent van gogh blue period marcelle humbert 1915 ww2 forced into isolation may 1, 1937 guernica my whole life as an artist has been nothing other than a continual struggle struggled with intense. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow.
Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys book club ideas. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys overdrive rakuten. Learn more at about the author born and raised in michigan, ruta sepetys is the daughter of a lithuanian refugee. Take our free between shades of gray quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge.
These questions can help students dive deeper into this novel and its themes. Book talk on between shades of gray by ruta sepetys youtube. Between shades of grey by ruta sepetys it was really hard to find a book for today but i guess this one changed my opinion of historical fiction. In the book between shades of gray, a lithuanian family is forced out of their home and forced into a new life. 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. The power of love the main theme of between shades of gray, and the biggest lesson lina must learn, is that even in the face of great suffering, brutality, and hate, love is the better choice. Talk about the genre of erotica fiction and the straightforward and graphic descriptions of sex in this book. Andrius gives her dombey and son, a book by charles dickens. This template is within the scope of wikiproject visual arts, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of visual arts on wikipedia. Mar 28, 2011 the suffering experienced by lina and her companions is shocking and often difficult to read. Between shades of gray summary from litcharts the creators.
Between shades of gray was adapted into the film ashes in the snow, and her other novels are currently in development for tv and film. The title of the book is between shades of gray, and these shades of gray can refer to several things. D were coming for her, they wanted her to paint a portrait of the commander. Between shades of gray by ruta sepetys book trailer.
I will incorporate many of your wonderful ideas, activities, and information. Lina vilkas is taken from her home along with her mother and brother jonas. She sent in an application for an art school and she got in, but then she got taken away by the nkvd. Made by 8th graders at goodlettsville middle in goodlettsville, tn usa. Mar 20, 2016 over spring break i read between shades of gray published march 2011, a young adult historical fiction novel by ruta sepetys. The first is linas mothers gray coat, into which she has sewn jewelry, papers, silver, and other valuables 31 in preparation for the familys escape from sovietoccupied lithuania. Its printed in russian, so she can learn the language better. If you really like books about history then this is the book for you. 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. How fifty shades of grey dominated publishing the atlantic. They are put on trains a deported to altai siberia. Between shades of gray book report by jaysa coons on prezi.
Between shades of gray themes the power of love the main theme of b etween shades of gray, and the biggest lesson lina must learn, is that even in the face of great suffering, brutality, and hate, love is the better choice. Between shades of gray is a novel that will steal your breath and capture your heart. The gray wood was bald, shaved by many seasons of wind and snow. Shades of gray is a young adolescent book set immediately after americas civil war. She has presented to nato, to the european parliament. 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. To go through what they went through you have to be couragest. This was definitely another pageturner and extremely hard to put down. Mar 22, 2011 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. Official book website for between shades of gray by ruta sepetys.
In june of 1941, fifteenyearold lina vilkas is arrested by the soviet secret police, the nkvd, from her home in. Between shades of gray is the story of the genocide of the baltic people of eastern europe by the soviet union, one that is significantly less well known than the genocide of the jews and other minorities in the holocaust. Between shades of gray follows the soviet oppression of the baltics, a moment rarely explored in historical fiction. James, a london wife and mother of two working in television, started writing on fan. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. 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. Between shades of gray themes from litcharts the creators.
In the first camp they visit, the atlai beet farm lina describes it as. But between shades of gray is also a profoundly moving and inspiring book, as lina discovers first her own capacity for courage, then her ability to use art to overcome challenges, and finally her desire for both love and survival. To ask other readers questions about between shades of gray, please sign up. Between shades of gray symbols and motifs supersummary. Winner of the carnegie medal, ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. In between shades of gray, a new novel by ruta sepetys, the story is told through the eyes of 15yearold lithuanian lina vilkas, who, along with her family. Richard peck, newbery awardwinning author of a year down yonder between shades of gray is a story of astonishing force. 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. Ruta sepetys was born november 19th, 1967 and eventually began her career as a lithuanianamerican writer. Discussion of themes and motifs in carolyn reeders shades of gray. Between shades of grey was published march 22, 2011 and has been published in over 22 languages. Featured 50 shades of grey book cover no text memes. A technique that was used most frequently in between shades of gray was suspense.
Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Before reading this book, i was unaware of the mass deportations carried out in lithuania by stalin during and after the second world war. One of the first themes that you will get from this story is courage. This book is way better then 50 shades of gray, they have nothing incommon. The book opens with travis mclaurin, a 19yearold white man trying to protect alia susanto, a 16yearold hijabwearing indonesian. A film promoting the book between shades of gray by ruta sepetys. Lina, a girl apart of this family gets arrested with her family is sent to a kolkhoz to work for the soviets. She is arrested alongside her mother, elena, and tenyearold brother jonas. Aug 28, 2012 the story of how fifty shades of grey came to the mass market is itself a wonderful tale. Book talk between shades of gray the nameless book blog. Mar 22, 2011 her novels between shades of gray, out of the easy, and salt to the sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. It will be our first book this month in my high school book club. Between shades of gray isnt the type of book id normally read, but im extremely glad that i decided to read it.
Author the author of between shades of gray is ruta sepetys beginning middle they arrive. Eager to institute communist rule and reduce dissent in baltic countries annexed by the soviet union during the war. Clusters of decrepit oneroom cabins formed a shanty village. Harrowing, moving account of life in stalins labor camps.
While reading between shades of gray you will see how much courage these people have. Art in between shades of gray by larry hayes on prezi. Bestseller books online between shades of gray ruta sepetys. Imgflip pro gif maker meme generator blank meme templates user meme. When the people of lithuania were being moved lina tried to stay close to andrius we she got up he was gone.