In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.

Bobby Bates and his family enjoy a warm friendship with their Japanese American neighbors, the Satos and their son, Henry. The two families live happily side by side, each growing different kinds of fruit. When the Satos are suddenly moved to a guarded camp, the Bates protect all their belongings and fruit trees until they might return. Bobby then joins the Army. In a dark forest far away from home, he becomes trapped in a battle that seems impossible...

After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated from Hawaii to California, where he must deal with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, his father, and his own identity.

"Andrew is on a mission! He heard about something called the Honor Flight at school. That's a program that honors World War II veterans with a trip to Washington, D.C. On that tour, they get to see the memorials built for them. Problem is -- Andrew's great-grandpa doesn't want to go. He doesn't want to even talk about how he helped save the world. Andrew has a plan. Will learning how to give a super-duper salute help change Grandpa's mind and help...