Between Shades of Gray

(First of all, let me make one thing very, very clear....This is not that Shades of Gray. I can't imagine a situation in which I would force myself to spend even an hour reading that book. Not my cuppa tea. Not even close. Wish so much that this wonderful book had a title that didn't confuse people about its story. Sigh. Oh well.)

Between Shades of Gray is the first story I've ever read about the people who were sent to Siberia during Stalin's reign in Russia. It's a story based on the true events related by members of the author's family to Sepetys. And it is a painful story, a difficult story to read, because it is based on true events. Despite this, it's a story that should be read and thought about and talked about with young people and adults, too.