This is a touching and sometimes humorous story of an American family's survival in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Eleven-year-old Peter Wygle's story and his father's diary create a poignant adventure that reads like a novel. This is a compelling story of the struggle to survive when the enemies were not only the Japanese, but also some fellow prisoners.

Includes index.

All's wrong with the world --Mass confusion -- The search begins -- On his own -- Manila -- Contact -- Know thy neighbor -- We've got to get organized -- Daily life -- Sanitary engineering, salvage and tinkering -- Gripsholm debacle -- Read all about it -- Goodies (and baddies) -- Beginnings of gloom -- Air raids and other events -- Hope and rescue -- Shelling and more shelling -- Cousin Richard's view of us -- When do we leave? -- Aftermath.