Between Shades of Gray. A Novel. Ruta Sepetys. Philomel: 344 pp., $17.99, ages 12 and up. In young adult books about World War II, the Holocaust dominates.

In "Between Shades of Gray," a new novel by Ruta Sepetys, the story is told through the eyes of 15-year-old Lithuanian Lina Vilkas, who, along with her family, suffered this nightmare.

Young adult author Ruta Sepetys says her novel 'Between Shades of Gray,' about a Lithuanian girl sent to one of Stalin's work camps, is frequently being mixed up with E L James' erotic trilogy.

Between Shades of Gray is a phenomenon in its own right, landing on several 2011 year-end best lists, and even more impressively, getting teens to read about genocide in Baltic countries at the ...

Sepetys’ story is the basis for her debut novel, “Between Shades of Gray” (Philomel, $17.99, ages 12 up), which details the efforts by a strong-willed, middle-class Lithuanian teen named ...

We're not looking for more gray, but this book is so splendid and was overshadowed by another novel of a similar name ... ‘Between Shades of Gray’ by Ruta Sepetys. Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3 ...