# Ruta Sepetys — books assigned in US schools

**2** books by Ruta Sepetys appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 560L–560L
**Grade span:** 4–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/ruta-sepetys
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- Holocaust
- hope
- refugees
- survival
- war

## Genres

- Children's
- Historical Fiction

## Every Ruta Sepetys title on file

- [Between Shades Of Gray](https://readinglist.school/book/between-shades-of-gray) _(Grades 4–9 · 2011)_
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) _(560L · Grades 8–12 · 2016)_

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