ABOUT THIS BOOK

Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji.

Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson’s birthday and she’s been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scours the skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies.

But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, trying to avoid being sent to an internment camp. Sogoji was born in America. He’s eager to help Hazel with the war effort. Is this lonely boy really the enemy?
In this thought-provoking story of patriotism, loyalty, and belonging, Hazel must decide what it means to be a true American, and a true friend.


From the Hardcover edition.


REVIEWS

"A masterful novel about World War II. I could not put the book down. I wish I had written it."—Roland Smith, author of Zach's Lie and Cryptid Hunters

"This powerful work deftly explores how war affects a community, when the identity of friend, enemy and hero is sometimes difficult to discern."—Kirkus Reviews


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