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BY: RUTA SEPETYS
Between the Shades of Gray
Setting
Setting- Soviet Union/Russia
Setting- Siberia
Setting- Year 1941 (The United States)
The US is not officially involved in WWII.
Franklin D Roosevelt is President
January- 2nd cartoon featuring Bugs
Bunny is released Charles Lindbergh (famous
pilot) says US should negotiate with Adolph Hitler for peace
Setting- Year 1941 (The United States)
Oct 23: Disney’s Dumbo is released
War bonds go on sale to pay for military equipment
May 21: The first US ship is sunk by a German U-Boat
December 7, Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
December 6, 1941: Pearl Harbor
Setting: 1941 (The United States)
December 8: Roosevelt declares war on Japan. Gives his famous Infamy Speech.
Ruta Sepetys- Author Video
Essential Vocabulary
Tone: The way the story is told “What the heck are you doing? You are going to
spread the germ like wildfire!” More informal/like a conversation
“I want to draw the attention of the concerned authorities toward damage caused by an epidemic. If steps were not taken to curb it, it will further injure our community” More formal/ like from a book or important
person
Essential Vocabulary
Point of View: Who is telling the story?The angle of thinking about things, shows us the
opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. First person: involves the use of either of the two
pronouns “I” and “we”. Example:“I felt like I was getting drowned
with shame and disgrace.” Third person: uses pronouns like “he”, “she”, “it”,
“they” or a name. Example: “Mr. Stewart is a principled man.
He acts by the book and never lets you deceive him easily.”
Vocabulary Words
Ivory (pg 3)Derogatory (pg 7)Divert (pg 11)Mangled (pg 14)
Ivory (pg 3)
Sentence from the book… I opened a new ivory writing tablet and a case of
pens…
What do you think the word means?
Ivory
Definition 1. a creamy-white color. 2. White substance from animal tusks (elephants,
walrus)
Derogatory (pg 7)
Sentence from the book… Papa yelled at me and told me to never, ever say
anything derogatory about the Soviets.
What do you think the word means?
Derogatory (pg 7)
Definition showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Divert (pg 11)
Sentence from the book… “I have to use the bathroom,” I announced trying
to divert attention away from my mother and the coat.
What do you think the word means?
Divert (pg 11)
Definition distract (someone or their attention) from
something.
Mangled (pg 14)
Sentence from the book… One of his legs looked mangled.
What do you think the word means?
Mangled
Definition severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by
cutting, tearing, or crushing.
Palpable (pg 25)
Sentence from the book… The chaos was palpable. Families were being
separated. Children screamed and mothers pleaded.
What do you think the word means?
Definition Able to be touched or felt
Palpable (pg 25)
Approximately (pg 31)
Sentence from the book… At the end of the car, large planks of wood
approximately six feet deep had been installed as shelves.
What do you think the word means?
Approximately
Definition Of about the same quantity or quality
Mesmerized (pg 38)
Sentence from the book… Even the two daughters left their grouchy mother
and sat mesmerized by the fantastic tales.
What do you think the word means?
Mesmerized
Definition To hold the attention of someone or something
Horizon (pg 40)
Sentence from the book… The sun had just appeared on the horizon.
What do you think the word means?
horizon
Definition The line at which the sky and land appear to meet
Ashen (pg 47)
Sentence from the book… Mother’s face was ashen. She did a poor job of
hiding her fear this time.
What do you think the word means?
ashen
Definition Color of pale ash Pale with shock, fear, or illness
Suspended (pg 54)
Sentence from the book… I grabbed onto the undercarriage of the train and
lifted my legs up, suspended under the car.
What do you think the word means?
suspended
Definition Hang (something) from somewhere
Eerie (pg 57)
Sentence from the book… The station looked eerie, desolate, frozen with
only remnants of the chaos that had taken place.
What do you think the word means?
eerie
Definition Strange and frightening
Intermittent (pg 60)
Sentence from the book… Intermittent shots rang out in the distance.
What do you think the word means?
Intermittent
Definition Occurring at irregular times, not continuous or steady
puncture
Sentence from the book… The sun reflected off the dagger-shaped blades.
They could puncture us within a fraction of a second.
What do you think the word means?
puncture
Definition To make a hole in something
Lunged
Sentence from the book… We were given two buckets of slop and water.
The children lunged for it.
What do you think the word means?
lunged
Definition A sudden thrust forward of the body
atrophied
Sentence from the book… “We must stretch before sitting down,
sweetheart,” said Mother. “Our muscles have surely atrophied these past weeks.”
What do you think the word means?
atrophied
Definition 1. Body tissue wasting away from little/no use 2. Decrease in effectiveness because of little use
prolonged
Sentence from the book… I felt awkward under his prolonged gaze.
What do you think the word means?
prolonged
Definition Continuing for a long time
propelled
Sentence from the book… My drawing stick rolled away, propelled by the
wind and rain.
What do you think the word means?
propelled
Definition Caused to move foreword
blossomed
Sentence from the book… A wide bruise blossomed across her cheek.
What do you think the word means?
blossomed
Definition 1. To grow in a healthy way. 2. When a tree/bush sprouts flowers
hysterical
Sentence from the book… “Calm yourselves,” he said slowly. “We do no
good by becoming hysterical.”
What do you think the word means?
hysterical
Definition Extreme emotion
obediently
Sentence from the book… We sat obediently, like schoolchildren in front of
the principal.
What do you think the word means?
obediently
Definition Willing to obey
muffle
Sentence from the book… “Mmm, hmm,” I said, trying to muffle my tears.
What do you think the word means?
Definition Wrapped or covered
bolster
Sentence from the book… She would chat with the person and work next to
them in the field, trying to bolster their spirit.
What do you think the word means?
bolster
Definition To support or strengthen/ prop up
obscene
Sentence from the book… The other NKVD raised his eyebrows and made
obscene gestures with his fingers before laughing and walking away.
What do you think the word means?
obscene
Definition Offensive or disgusting
censored
Sentence from the book… “But she said the letters were cryptic and arrived
with markings.”
“Of course they did, they’re censored.”
What do you think the word means?
censored
Definition To delete parts of something