One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauledfrom their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away.They are being deported to Siberia. An unimaginable and harrowing journeyhas begun. Lina doesn't know if she'll ever see her father or her friendsagain. But she refuses to give up hope. Lina hopes for her family. For hercountry. For her future. For love - first love, with the boy she barelyknows but knows she does not want to lose ...Will hope keep Lina alive? Setin 1941, "Between Shades of Gray" is an extraordinary and haunting storybased on first-hand family accounts and memories from survivors.