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Ruta Sepetys

Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @RutaSepetys.

Books
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Salt to the Sea: Collector's Edition

Ruta Sepetys

Hardcover

Oct 20, 2026

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

A Fortune of Sand

A Novel

Ruta Sepetys

Hardcover

May 26, 2026

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys , Steve Sheinkin

Paperback

Oct 28, 2025

Age 10 and up

Grades 6-8

You: The Story

A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

May 07, 2024

I Must Betray You

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

May 02, 2023

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Between Shades of Gray

The Graphic Novel

Ruta Sepetys , Dave Kopka

Hardcover

Nov 09, 2021

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

The Fountains of Silence

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Sep 29, 2020

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

Las fuentes del silencio

Ruta Sepetys , Ruta Sepetys

Audiobook Download

Mar 24, 2020

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In)

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Dec 18, 2018

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Aug 01, 2017

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Out of the Easy

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Mar 04, 2014

Age 14 and up

Grade 9 & Up

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Apr 03, 2012

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Tue May 26
Parnassus Books
Nashville, TN 37215
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Wed May 27
Huntsville Library
Huntsville, AL 35801
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Thu May 28
Blue Willow Bookshop
Houston, TC 77079
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Sun May 31
McClean & Eakin
Petoskey, MI 49770
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Tue Jun 02
Penn Theater
760 Penniman Avenue
Plymouth, MI 48170
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Wed Jun 03
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
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Thu Jun 04
Shuler Books
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
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Thu Jun 11
Mattapoisett Free Public Library
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
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Fri Jun 12
Nantucket Book Festival
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Mon Jun 15
Wild Geese
Franklin, IN 46131
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Tue Jun 16
The Novel Neighbor
Saint Louis, MO 63119
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Wed Jun 24
M.Judson Booksellers
Greenville, SC 29601
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Fri Jun 26
Litchfield Books`
Pawley's Island, SC 29585
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Wed Aug 05
Ocean House Author Series
Watch Hill, RI 02891
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Books

Salt to the Sea: Collector's Edition

Ruta Sepetys

Hardcover

Oct 20, 2026

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

A Fortune of Sand

A Novel

Ruta Sepetys

Hardcover

May 26, 2026

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin

Paperback

Oct 28, 2025

Age 10 and up

Grades 6-8

You: The Story

A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

May 07, 2024

I Must Betray You

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

May 02, 2023

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Between Shades of Gray

The Graphic Novel

Ruta Sepetys, Dave Kopka

Hardcover

Nov 09, 2021

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

The Fountains of Silence

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Sep 29, 2020

Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

Las fuentes del silencio

Ruta Sepetys, Ruta Sepetys

Audiobook Download

Mar 24, 2020

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Ashes in the Snow (Movie Tie-In)

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Dec 18, 2018

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Aug 01, 2017

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Out of the Easy

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Mar 04, 2014

Age 14 and up

Grade 9 & Up

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys

Paperback

Apr 03, 2012

Age 12 and up

Grade 7 & Up

Events

Tue May 26
Parnassus Books
Nashville, TN 37215
Google Map

Wed May 27
Huntsville Library
Huntsville, AL 35801
Google Map

Thu May 28
Blue Willow Bookshop
Houston, TC 77079
Google Map

Sun May 31
McClean & Eakin
Petoskey, MI 49770
Google Map

Tue Jun 02
Penn Theater
760 Penniman Avenue
Plymouth, MI 48170
Google Map

Wed Jun 03
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
Google Map

Thu Jun 04
Shuler Books
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Google Map

Thu Jun 11
Mattapoisett Free Public Library
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
Google Map

Fri Jun 12
Nantucket Book Festival
Nantucket, MA 02554
Google Map

Mon Jun 15
Wild Geese
Franklin, IN 46131
Google Map

Tue Jun 16
The Novel Neighbor
Saint Louis, MO 63119
Google Map

Wed Jun 24
M.Judson Booksellers
Greenville, SC 29601
Google Map

Fri Jun 26
Litchfield Books`
Pawley's Island, SC 29585
Google Map

Wed Aug 05
Ocean House Author Series
Watch Hill, RI 02891
Google Map

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