In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
- | Author: Ruta Sepetys
- | Publisher: Philomel Books
- | Publication Date: March 22, 2011
- | Number of Pages: 352 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0399254129
- | ISBN-13: 9780399254123