Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
15-year-old Lina and her family are taken from their home in Lithuania by the Russian NKVD in the middle of the night. They are shoved, along with other Lithuanians, into a crowded train car for a months-long journey to Siberia, where they are to become slaves. The brutality against these innocent people will shock and sadden you. Amidst the hardship, Lina meets a 17-year-old boy named Andrius who is a tremendous help to her and her family. Will Lina and her family ever escape Siberia and return to their beloved Lithuania?
Here are links to my reviews of some of the other summer reading books:
Treasure Island
Three Times Lucky
The Giver
And here is a review I found online of the book that Mrs. Barr chose, Through the Looking Glass.
