This book explores World War II from the perspective of a teenager in the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar. The main character, Aki, is a 15-year-old first-generation Japanese American. She and her family live in a Western U.S. coastal city. The family is ordered to go to Manzanar in 1942. The book follows Aki as she goes through a range of emotions trying to deal with being incarcerated for no other reason than her ethnic roots. Reading Level: 0.0 to 0.5 Lexile Level: BR to 60L Word Count: 525 to 650 Great book for older students just beginning to learn English. High interest, low level.