In 一九四一, fifteen-year-old Lina is preparing for art school, first dates, and all that summer has to offer  But one night, the Soviet secret police barge violently into her home, deporting her along with her mother and younger brother  They are being sent to Siberia  Lina s father has been separated from the family and sentenced to death in a prison camp  All is lost  Lina fights for her life, fearless, vowing that if she survives she will honor her family, and the thousands like hers, by documenting their experience in her art and writing  She risks everything to use her art as messages, hoping they will make their way to her father s prison camp to let him know they are still alive  Written by Ruta Sepetys