Between Shades of Gray
Sometimes a book comes along that has something special to it. That spark or element that makes you fall in love with it and hope that it never ends. Ruta Sepetys' Between Shades of Gray was one of those books for me. I randomly picked this book up at Wal-Mart (it was cheap and sounded good) and I'm so glad that I did because I don't know if I'd have picked it up anywhere else...or even remembered that I read the back of it. Gray follows the story of Lina and her family as they try to survive the terrible effects of WWII; including deportation, harrowing traveling experiences, Soviet labor camps, Siberia and the Arctic Cirlce, cruel winters, and even crueler captors. What ensues is one girl's struggle to survive despite all odds. Through all of this, she is able to take solace in her art; the one thing that her captors cannot take from her. With her art, Lina is able to document the atrocities that befall her and her fellow capt...