The Resource Between shades of gray, Ruta Sepetys
Between shades of gray, Ruta Sepetys
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The item Between shades of gray, Ruta Sepetys represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Between shades of gray, Ruta Sepetys represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- Summary
- In 1941, fifteen-year-old 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. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Between shades of gray
- Title
- Between shades of gray
- Statement of responsibility
- Ruta Sepetys
- Title variation
- Between shades of grey
- Subject
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- trueSurvival
- trueFifteen-year-old girls
- trueForced labor
- Labor camps -- Fiction
- trueLithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941
- Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Fiction
- Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile fiction
- Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueSiberia -- History -- 20th century
- trueSoviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953
- Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Fiction
- Survival -- Fiction
- trueTeenage girl artists
- trueTeenage girls
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1941, fifteen-year-old 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. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2012
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Golden Kite Award for Fiction, 2011.
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Young Adult, 2012.
- International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2012.
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2012.
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2011.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 384432
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sepetys, Ruta
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 490
- 012-up
- HL490L
- Decoding demand: 96 (very high)
- Semantic demand: 100 (very high)
- Syntactic demand: 74 (high)
- Structure demand: 87 (very high)
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG+
- LC call number
- PZ7.S47957
- LC item number
- Be 2011
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 6
- 12
- Reading level
- 3.6
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Labor camps
- Survival
- Labor camps
- Lithuania
- Lithuania
- Siberia (Russia)
- Soviet Union
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Between shades of gray, Ruta Sepetys
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 806285
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 344 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399254123
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009050092
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780399254123
- (OCoLC)499127912
- Label
- Between shades of gray, Ruta Sepetys
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 806285
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 344 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399254123
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009050092
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780399254123
- (OCoLC)499127912
Subject
- trueSurvival
- trueFifteen-year-old girls
- trueForced labor
- Labor camps -- Fiction
- trueLithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941
- Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Fiction
- Lithuania -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 -- Juvenile fiction
- Siberia (Russia) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
- trueSiberia -- History -- 20th century
- trueSoviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953
- Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Fiction
- Survival -- Fiction
- trueTeenage girl artists
- trueTeenage girls
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2012
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2011
- trueYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2012
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2011
- trueNotable Books for a Global Society: 2012
- trueInternational Literacy Association Children's and Young Adults' Book Awards: Young Adult Fiction (post-2001 winners)
- trueIndies' Choice Book Awards: Young Adult Fiction
- trueGolden Kite Award: Young Adult Fiction
- trueClassic Historical Fiction (Teens)
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2012
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2011
- Award
- Golden Kite Award for Fiction, 2011.
- Award
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Young Adult, 2012.
- Award
- International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2012.
- Award
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2012.
- Award
- YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2011.
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