Ruta Sepetys is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. She is known for her young adult novels that deal with the often overlooked history of the Baltics during World War II.
Ruta Sepetys was born on November 19, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan, to a Lithuanian refugee family.
She worked as a music manager before she turned to writing.
Her first novel, Between Shades of Gray, was published in 2011 and became a New York Times bestseller.
Her other popular works include Salt to the Sea and The Fountains of Silence.
Sepetys has won numerous awards for her writing and has been a finalist for the Carnegie Medal.
She is a member of the Board of Advisors of the American Writers Museum.
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A novel that follows a 15-year-old Lithuanian girl and her family as they are deported to Siberia during World War II.
A novel that tells the story of four young people trying to escape from the dangers of World War II by boarding a ship destined for safety.
A novel that explores the hidden history of Spain under the dictatorship of General Franco.
Ruta Sepetys is known for her young adult novels that deal with the often overlooked history of the Baltics during World War II.
Ruta Sepetys' most famous book is Between Shades of Gray, which became a New York Times bestseller.
Some of Ruta Sepetys' other popular books include Salt to the Sea and The Fountains of Silence.
Yes, Ruta Sepetys has won numerous awards for her writing and has been a finalist for the Carnegie Medal.
Salt to the Sea is a novel that tells the story of four young people trying to escape from the dangers of World War II by boarding a ship destined for safety.