Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother for a Japanese prisoner of war camp. IOWA TEEN AWARD 2010 - 2011 SECOND CHANCE READING Interest Level: 5-8 Reading Level: 5.0 ATOS Book Level: 5 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 10 AR Quiz: 117768EN Reading Counts Level: 4.5 Reading Counts Points: 17 Lexile Measure: 750 Fountas & Pinnell: Y.