This book is a true story about a small boy named Soeuth in Cambodia who was sent to a slave camp at the age of 6. From there he survived beatings, starvation, and a war between Vietnam and Cambodia. He then is sent to America to be adopted because he thinks his family is dead. He lives with a family in Vermont and lives there from the age of 14 to 24 when at that time he found out that his family is still alive. He then goes back toCambodia twice to reunite with them. The author Adam Fifield was Soeuths adopted brother. The book starts out with flashes going back and forth from Soeuths life and the Fifields life before Soeuth went to live with them. If you you like reading reallife history/memoirs this book is for you. It is very detailed and graphical so it is very easy to picture in your mind. I think the author did an excellant job on this book.