This week's pick is...
Between Shades of Gray
Coming March 22, 2011 - Preorder it below
From Goodreads:
Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina is preparing for art school, first dates, and all that summer has to offer. But one night, the Soviet secret police barge violently into her home, deporting her along with her mother and younger brother. They are being sent to Siberia. Lina's father has been separated from the family and sentenced to death in a prison camp. All is lost.
Lina fights for her life, fearless, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by documenting their experience in her art and writing. She risks everything to use her art as messages, hoping they will make their way to her father's prison camp to let him know they are still alive.
It is a long and harrowing journey, and it is only their incredible strength, love, and hope that pull Lina and her family through each day. But will love be enough to keep them alive?
My thoughts:
I love historical fiction. I love historical fiction set during WWII. This is really all that was needed to put this novel on my to-read list. Being a 2011 Debut and having a beautiful cover are bonuses.
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