Between Shades of Gray Audiobook

Quotes

• “Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.”

  — Washington Post

• “Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “This is a gripping story that gives young people a window into a shameful, but likely unfamiliar history.”

  — School Library Journal (starred review)

• “In her debut novel, Sepetys offers both a compelling love story and a well-researched historical chronicle.”

  — VOYA

• “Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys’ flowing prose gently carries readers.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come.”

  — Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls

• “Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. 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 oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable.”

  — Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honor–nominated author of Hitler Youth

• “In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys recreates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue.”

  — Richard Peck, Newbery Award–winning author of A Year Down Yonder

• A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch.

  — The New York Times Book Review

• Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.

  — The Washington Post

• Beautiful…a superb though grueling novel.

  — The Wall Street Journal

• An eye-opening reimagination of a very real tragedy written with grace and heart.

  — Los Angeles Times

• An engrossing and poignant story of the fortitude of the human spirit in a dark time in Lithuanian history.

  — Associated Press

• Brave Lina is a heroine young and old readers can believe in.

  — Entertainment Weekly

• Please read this small window into a tragedy.

  — NPR

• Beautifully written and researched, it captures the devastation of war while celebrating the will to survive.

  — Family Circle

• * “A harrowing page-turner.

  — Publishers Weekly, starred review

• * “A gripping story.

  — School Library Journal, starred review

• * “Bitterly sad, fluidly written…Sepetys' flowing prose gently carries readers.

  — Kirkus, starred review

• * "Beautifully written and deeply felt…an important book that deserves the widest possible readership.

  — Booklist, starred review

• A haunting chronicle, demonstrating that even in the heart of darkness ‘love is the most powerful army.'

  — The Horn Book Magazine

• Stalin deported and murdered millions, but he could not destroy the seeds of memory, compassion, and art that they left behind. From those seeds, Ruta Septeys has crafted a brilliant story of love and survival that will keep their memory alive for generations to come.

  — Laurie Halse Anderson, bestselling author of Speak and Wintergirls

• In terrifying detail, Ruta Sepetys re-creates World War II coming of age all too timely today. Between Shades of Gray is a document long overdue.

  — Richard Peck, Newbery Award–winning author of A Year Down Yonder

• Between Shades of Gray is a story of astonishing force. 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 oppression. Beautiful and unforgettable.

  — Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Newbery Honor–winning author of Hitler Youth

• Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel. Beautifully written and important.

  — Harlan Coben, international bestselling author of Shelter