Rita la Fontaine a 12 year old Dutch-Indonesian resident living in the Dutch Indies had an incredible life. She writes her own true, breathtaking story. When the Japanese invaded their island, she and her family were informed that they had to leave their home and move to a prisoner of war camp. For fear of what the Japanese soldiers would do to a young girl for fun, Rita's father guided her to cut her hair and pretend to be a boy for the rest of the war. Rita transformed herself into Rick. One of the most dangerous things Rita did during that time was work closely with the Japanese soldiers and leaders. It was very risky because the Japanese culture shunned women and didn't allow them to be equals to men, which was exactly what Rita was doing.At the start of her book, Rita says, "It's easy to give up; it's a challenge to persevere and to conquer." What would you do if you were put in this situation? Give up or Conquer?