Between Shades of Gray

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

I had dreamed of seeing blue sky and feeling the sun on my face

I thought about running, running until I couldn’t run anymore. I’d run to the university to look for Papa. I’d run to our house. I’d just run

The child had been alive only minutes but was already considered a criminal by the Soviets

Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother’s was worth a pocket watch

You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward

Its fight for life had begun.

Was it harder to die, or harder to be the one who survived? I

Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother’s was worth a pocket watch.

love is the most powerful army. Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.
Ruta E. Sepetys