Between Shades of Gray
by Ruta Sepetys
Year Published: 2011
In 1940, the USSR occupied and illegally annexed Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. On June 14, 1941, the USSR performed first mass deportations from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. 1941 - Fictional story of a family split up and forced to leave their home, work in labor camps when Lithuania was taken over. Family ends up in Siberia.