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In the book “Between Shades of Grey” by Ruta Sepetys I like many things about but there were very little things I didn’t like about it. The things I liked the most out about this book is how hard the girl fights to stay alive. Lina throughout the book is fighting to keep herself alive and her mother and brother. Although it was the best book I have ever read the one thing I didn’t love but it was okay was how sad it was. Other than that it was the best book I have ever read.

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The book “Between Shades of Grey” by Ruta Sepetys is a book about a girl named Lina who is taken away with her family during WWII. She has a little brother named Jonas and her mother Elena were taken away and thrown onto a train. They were separated from their father when they were taken away. While she endures the harsh weather and the harsh attitudes of the NKVD she fights to survive.

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1. How did it benefit Lina’s family when her mother stayed calm throughout the event of her family being taken?

2. How do Lina and her Mothers reactions to the bald man’s comments effect the story?

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Egomaniac- obsessive egotism or self-centeredness.
Maccabees - were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea
Celluloid- a hard, transparent, combustible substance made from cellulose and comphor, used now for eyeglass frame

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1. Why was it important that Lina and her family fought back against the NKVD?

2. Why does Lina’s mother pretend to not know her cousin Regina?

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A couple things that were good is that the author kept you on edge the entire book. I liked how exciting it was and every time you thought the risky part was over she started a new idea. She made it seem like the possibilities could never end. One thing I didn’t really like was at the end of the book, she didn’t really tie up loose ends. I would like to know what happened to the father, brother, and other important characters. It is just my preference.

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The book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is about a young girl named Lina Vilkas and her struggle because her family is being moved around by soviets because it is WWII. In the book, she gets moved because the soviets want the land for Hitler. Then after that the soviets are just trying to kill them off without having to actually kill them. They get moved several other times to places that are extremely hot, and extremely cold. So she has to battle it all with her family and new companions that have made this journey with her. She has to deal with disease, starvation, scavenging for food, being abused, being beaten, and extreme weather. This shows how poorly people were treated during WWII.

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There could be so many themes for Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. One out of the many, many themes is that love is stronger than anything. Without love, there is no hope, no happiness, nothing good. Its relates to the story because the family may not be with each other all of the time, but they will always love each other and will not give up hope. They don't get angry with each other, and they are always sharing even though they have so little. When you put others before yourself, that is a show of love, and this happens so many times in the book.

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The theme in the book “Between Shades of Grey” by Ruta Sepetys is life isn’t always going to be a smooth road, there are going to be some bumps and curves but if you keep driving then you will get to the smooth part eventually. This is a good theme for this book because Lina and her family get taken to a concentration camp. They are used as slaves, they are starved, they are beaten, they are dirty, and many more awful things. Through all of this Lina is staying strong even though she misses her dad, her friends and family are dying by the minute, and most of all she just wants to be home where she is safe, clean, and healthy. Lina stayed alive to the very end and got to the smooth rode.

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In the book “Between Shades of Grey” by Ruta Sepetys there are many examples of symbolism. Although the main one that sticks out to me is the sparkly rock that Andrius gave to Lina when the NKVD moved Lina and her family to a different camp. The rock meant so much to Lina because Andrius was her best friend at the camp, and that was the rock that he found when they got off the train and it was is lucky rock. Every time Lina held that rock she thought of Andrius and thought of his last words to her. “I will see you.” That rock meant so much to Lina.

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7824322-between-shades-of-gray

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http://clc.lib.overdrive.com/3FC644EE-9077-4D15-BBD3-30D60E49A6E8/10/46/en/default.htm

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A song that can relate to Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is the song "Titanium" by David Guetta. The song uses the name “Titanium" because titanium is resistant and it is very strong. In the book, the characters that are being beaten, starved, moved around, and treated like animals, don’t give in. Some of them do but not that main characters such as Lina, her brother, and her mother. They resist the NKVD telling the people to help them spy on their friends, and don’t let the NKVD break their hope. They held on and were resistant to people being negative to them and telling them they would never see each other and that they will die. But family is stronger than that.

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1. Mangle- to injure by cutting or slashing at something

2. Decrepit- weakened by aging, or being used

3. Sallow- a sickly, yellowish, color