Eleven-year-old Japanese-American Owen has been in Japan for his sixth-grade year.
Can he fight hard enough to survive one of the most epic disasters of all time?.
Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away-and pulled apart-by a terrible tsunami.
Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home.
But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle\'s house.
Visiting his dad\'s hometown in Japan four months after his father\'s death would be hard enough for Ben. . .
The disaster felt around the world .
But early one morning, everything changesNand Owen suddenly finds himself just trying to survive one of history\'s most devastating disasters.
By March, he finally feels like he\'s getting the hang of the new culture.
Eleven-year-old Japanese-American Owen has been in Japan for his sixth-grade year
