1944. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado-- until they were uprooted to dusty Texas
because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan. At the high school in Crystal City
a "family internment camp" for those accused of colluding with the enemy
the teens discover that the camp is changing them
day by day
and piece by piece. Haruko becomes consumed by fear for her soldier brother and distrust of her father's secrets. Margot's watches her mother's health deteriorate and her rational father become a man who distrusts America and fraternizes with Nazis. In a prison the government has deemed full of spies
can they trust anyone-- even each other?