What book does Andrius give Lina for her birthday?

On the way back to the shack, Andrius approaches Lina and gives her Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son
The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth.
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, a Charles Dickens novel, as a birthday present.
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What does Andrius give Lina for on her birthday?

Andrius wishes her a happy birthday and gives her a book—Dickens' Dombey and Sons, in Russian, to replace The Pickwick Papers he had torn pages from to use as cigarettes. Lina kisses him as a thank you and he is stunned.
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What did Andrius give Lina?

Andrius gives the stone to Lina, who derives strength from a beautiful object given to her by someone she admires. Lina in turn passes it to Jonas for comfort when he is ill. When he recovers, Jonas gives it back to Andrius, declaring it a lucky object.
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What do Lina and Jonas give Andrius for Christmas?

What do Lina and Jonas give Andrius for Christmas? Lina gives him a new drawing of him. Jonas gives him the good luck stone.
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When did Andrius give Lina the stone?

Chapter 48 Summary

The bald man and Ulyushka think that Jonas has something contagious, but the gray-haired man identifies it as scurvy. Elena runs out to beg people for help while Lina stays with her brother, placing the stone that Andrius gave her under his hand.
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Do Lina and Andrius get married?

Though Andrius and Lina are separated after Lina and her family are moved from the first camp, Lina's letter in the epilogue shows that the two survived, reconnected, and eventually married.
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What happens to Lina and Andrius?

(view spoiler) Lina and Andrius both survived. They found one another again when they returned to Lithuania and they got married.
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Who dies in between shades of gray?

Ona: A young woman, not believed to be 20, who is forced on the train immediately after giving birth to her baby. Neither her nor her baby is given any medical attention. After losing her baby, Ona goes insane and is fatally shot by the NKVD.
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What is Luna's last name in between shades of gray?

Lina Vilkas Character Timeline in Between Shades of Gray.
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Is between shades of gray a true story?

Based on the true stories of Baltic citizens, Between Shades of Gray is a detailed, riveting, and thought-provoking story of the terrors that the Baltic people faced during WWII under Stalin. In 1939, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and annexed them as part of the USSR.
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How long was Lina imprisoned?

In the epilogue: A man find letters written by Lina in a glass jar that was in a chest. Lina and Jonas survived, they were imprisoned for 12 years. Lina married Andrius.
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How old is Lina in between shades of gray?

Book Summary: Between Shades of Grey (8th grade)

Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known.
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What chapter is Jonas sick?

LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Between Shades of Gray, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. One week later, Jonas becomes sick and cannot work. His leg is covered in spots and he has a fever.
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What happens on March 22nd between shades of gray?

It is March 22, Lina's 16th birthday, and Lina presumes everyone has forgotten, particularly since there is little to celebrate. Lina recalls her previous birthdays, filled with family, friends, food, and presents. While Lina is in line for her ration, Jonas tells her to hurry to the bald man's shack, since Mrs.
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What is the moms name in between shades of gray?

Joana Vilkas

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What does Mrs Rimas do when Elena dies?

Jonas and Lina cry over their mother's dead body, while Mrs. Rimas recites a prayer. The other deportees comfort the family, saying everything they loved about Elena. They all promise to bury her body.
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Who is Jonas vilkas?

Jonas, Lina's brother, is ten years old when he is deported. Sweet and caring in his nature, Jonas' purity is exemplified from the start of the novel, when he dresses neatly for school as the NKVD arrive at the home and demand that the family get ready to leave.
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Was ashes in the snow a true story?

Ashes in the Snow is based on the 2011 novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, a Lithuanian-American writer who based it on the true story of Irena Spakauskiene, a 13-year-old Lithuanian girl who was deported from Lithuania to Siberia in 1941.
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Who is Miss grybas in Between Shades of Gray?

Miss Grybas is a strict teacher from the school that Lina and Jonas attend. She takes charge of engaging the children so that they have something to think about apart from the horror of their situation.
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What does NKVD mean in Between Shades of Gray?

Ruta Sepetys's stunning debut novel begins on June 14, 1941, as the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) pound on the door of the Vilkas family's home.
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Why do you think Elena smashed all her favorite china?

Elena smashes all of her fine possessions because she does not want the Soviets to take them and enjoy them, or sell them. She decides to destroy them herself because at least then their loss is her choice, not theirs.
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How long does it take to read between shades of GREY?

The average reader will spend 6 hours and 24 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).
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Is Between Shades of Gray and ashes in the snow the same book?

Ashes in the Snow is a World War II drama film based on The New York Times best selling novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.
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Is there a sequel to Between Shades of Gray?

In many ways, “Salt to the Sea” is a follow-up to her best-known book, “Between Shades of Gray,” which follows a Lithuanian family as they're shipped off to Siberian death camps by the Soviet Union. “I write the books, but they're not my stories,” Sepetys said.
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How does ashes in the snow end?

Elena grows weak and dies, leaving Lina to care for Jonas. A Soviet doctor arrives at their camp just in time to save the ailing boy. The story ends with Lina feeling some sense of hope because she and Jonas have survived the winter. The epilogue indicates that Andrius and Lina reunite and marry after the war.
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