MBA ‘Ashes in the Snow’ film screening

Montgomery Bell Academy will present an exclusive SCREENING OF _Ashes in the Snow_, the film adaptation of the _New York Times _bestselling novel _Between Shades of Gray _by Ruta Sepetys Monday, February 11, 2019 in the Paschall Theater on the MBA campus. Tickets are limited. 5:00 p.m. Arrive for seating 5:25 p.m. Introduction 5:30 p.m. Screening 7:00 p.m. Q & A with author Ruta Sepetys; dinner-reception (Dining Hall)  ABOUT ASHES IN THE SNOW: Inspired by true events. In 1941, a sixteen-year-old Lithuanian artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. Braving horror and hardship, one girl's voice will break the silence of history. _FILM TRAILER [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShio5yeseA&feature=youtu.be]_  ABOUT RUTA SEPETYS: Ruta Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, #1 _New York Times _bestselling author of historical fiction. She is 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 books have won or been shortlisted for over forty book prizes, are included on over sixty state award lists, and are currently in development for 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 at NATO, European Parliament, the United States Capitol, and Embassies worldwide. Ruta is the daughter of a Lithuanian refugee. She was born and raised in Michigan, and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook @RutaSepetys or visit www.rutasepetys.com [http://www.rutasepetys.com/]