1943, one year after the end of "Under the Blood-Red Sun," Tomi s Papa and Grandpa are still under arrest, and the paradise of Hawaii now lives in fear waiting for another attack, while trying to recover from Pearl Harbor. As a Japanese American, Tomi and his family have new enemies everywhere, vigilantes who suspect all Japanese. Tomi finds hope in his goal of raising Papa s fishing boat, sunk in the canal by the Army on the day of the attack. To Tomi, raising Papa s boat is a sign of faith that Papa and Grandpa will return. It s an impossible task, but Tomi is determined. For just as he now has new enemies, his struggle to raise the boat brings unexpected allies and friends."