Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In)
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Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In) by Ruta Sepetys
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • This timeless, heart-wrenching novel tells the story of one teenage girl’s fight for survival with her family at a Soviet labor camp during World War II (also pubished as Between Shades of Gray). "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both."—The Washington Post ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Columbus Dispatch Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life—until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she embeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping they will make their way to her father's prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive? A Carnegie Medal Nominee • A Golden Kite Award Winner • A William C. Morris Award finalist This special movie tie-in edition features a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, plus a letter from the author!
Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter @RutaSepetys and Instagram @RutaSepetysAuthor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781984836748 |
| ISBN 10 | 1984836749 |
| Title | Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In) |
| Author | Ruta Sepetys |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2018-12-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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