Nick Freestone, a 14 year old boy whose mom lives in london england, but his father lives in burma. He is sent from London during the natzi blitz bombings only to arrive at his father’s teak plantation in Burma right before the Japanese invade. His father is taken prisoner and taken off to a prisoner-of-war or “POW” camp and the plantation is taken over by the Japanese, Nick eventually escapes and reunites with his father with the help of an ancient Buddhist monk, a beautiful girl named Mya who is a modern day Burmese Robin Hood, a bull elephant and many more people resisting the Japanese occupation. It’s the thrilling adventure story, which the author is known for, strong plot and setting i feel people can really get a feel for
