Sharon asked Ruta Sepetys:

I have just finished Salt to the Sea, which describes a part of World War II history that is widely unknown. When crafting your characters to insert into very realistic settings, do you model them after real people or are they a conglomeration of many personas?

Ruta Sepetys Hi Sharon! Thank you for reading "Salt to the Sea"! When researching for a novel, I try to interview as many people as I can who are either directly connected to the time period and events I am researching, or historians who have spent years researching them. I then weave the stories from many people together into one character so that way I'm representing a larger human experience and not compromising any one particular person. Thank you for asking!

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Hi Ruta! My name is María and I am from Spain. I read your books Between Shades of grey and Out of the easy last year , and I loved them. I think they are very inspirational. I have remembered the books since I finished reading them. Was the book Out of the easy based on true events? Thank you.

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Hi Ruta! Your books are very eye opening and important. It's hard to believe that an event so tragic like this ever occurred. Do you enjoy writing about WWII and The Holocaust more than anything else?

Dae asked Ruta Sepetys:

Of all of the scenes you have written, which scene from any book was the hardest for you to write (like made you overly emotional) and why?

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I have just finished Salt to the Sea, which describes a part of World War II history that is widely unknown. When crafting your characters to insert into very realistic settings, do you model them after real people or are they a conglomeration of many personas?

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Hi Ruta! My name is María and I am from Spain. I read your books Between Shades of grey and Out of the easy last year , and I loved them. I think they are very inspirational. I have remembered the books since I finished reading them. Was the book Out of the easy based on true events? Thank you.

Hi Ruta! Your books are very eye opening and important. It's hard to believe that an event so tragic like this ever occurred. Do you enjoy writing about WWII and The Holocaust more than anything else?

Of all of the scenes you have written, which scene from any book was the hardest for you to write (like made you overly emotional) and why?

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