They are being deported to Siberia. One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet guards, thrown into cattle cars and sent away. Lina doesn?t know if she?ll ever see her father or her friends again. An unimaginable and harrowing journey has begun. Lina hopes for her family. But she refuses to give up hope. For her future. For her country. . For love - first love, with the boy she barely knows but knows she does not want to lose . Will hope keep Lina alive? Set in 1941, Between Shades of Gray is an extraordinary and haunting story based on first-hand family accounts and memories from survivors. . 2011