No Surrender Soldier

A young man, an old soldier, and a terrible injustice. Should the punishment be death?

Growing up on Guam in 1972, fifteen-year-old Kiko is beset by worries: His older brother is missing in Vietnam; his grandfather is losing it to dementia; he just learned that when his mother was a teen during World War II she was raped by a Japanese soldier. When Kiko discovers an old Japanese soldier hiding in the jungle behind his house how far will he go to prove to himself that's he's a man? Based on a historical event, No Surrender Soldier is the story of a boy grappling with ancient questions of courage and manhood.

Christine Kohler lived in Guam, Japan, and Hawaii, and has traveled to many Pacific-Asian countries. She was a reporter for the Pacific Daily News and a copy editor for the San Antonio Express-News. She is the author of 17 children's books; this is her first novel. Kohler now lives in Texas with her family.