But worse is to come when the group is forced to leave the school and sent to a distant internment camp where even greater uncertainty and danger await. Under this frightening and bewildering new regime, Elspeth Kent, a teacher charged with the care of the girls, must confront her own fears, failings, and regrets as she struggles to keep the children safe. No longer protected by their status, the students and teachers now find themselves the enemy at the mercy of their captors. But everything changes in an instant when Japan declares war against the United States and Britain following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and soldiers march into Nancy's school, placing it under the control of Japanese forces. As students at the esteemed China Inland Mission School, they study Latin and algebra, have daily prayers, and attend meetings of their beloved Brownies and Girl Guides. Nancy Plummer and her young friends feel safe and protected, far from the war raging across Europe.
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