BETWEEN SHADES OF GREYBy Ruta Septys 
This entire book is based around one girl and her family, how they were taken from their home by guards and shipped away with no explanation.  Unknown to them and all the people they are sharing a cattle car with they are being shipped away to Siberia where they would face death, illness and total and utter loss.  Would I be able to survive that was the question running through my mind as I dived deeper into the book
 Lina is fifteen years old when her, her mother and her younger brother are put through all of this punishment.  She may never see her father again but she keeps her hopes high and uses her art works to help her survive this bitter new life she has to lead.  Her art helps her find hope in a truly horrifying world. For me this book is one of those books that when something sad happens to a character it brings a tear to your eyes, it is written from first person with power and strong emotion as if it is a real diary. People who can read this book and not feel a slight  bit of sadness  have a heart of stone, I rarely get a emotional at a book but this book did.  A truly amazing book of young love, death, and survival.


All in all I would highly recommend this book to anyone.
 By IsobelYear 9