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A powerful portrayal of humanity. Gilkey pulls back the layers of human motivation by retelling his experience at Shantung Compound (a detainee camp in China during WWII). The result is a honest and genuine expression of the human psyche. His story has seeped into my consciousness and will go with me for years to come. This is a book that I will come back to every few years as a way to remind me of the complexity of humanity.
I think this is my favorite Bill Peet book (so far).
Last read this over twenty years ago in high school. Still love it, probably even more one. So glad our book club chose this to reread!