The story is set in 1941 and follows Lina, a fifteen-year-old girl from Lithuania. Her life changes forever when Soviet officers take her and her family away from their home. They are sent to labor camps in Siberia. Lina is a talented artist, and she uses her drawings to document the difficult conditions and the cruelty of the camps. It is a powerful and emotional story about survival, hope, and the strength of the human spirit during a dark time in history.