Synopsis The book’s narrative centres round Jack, the curious and creative 10-year-old son of a pleasant and wealthy couple settled in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Set in the backdrop of the Iraq War, this children’s book lends an insight into apprehensions experienced by shielded-from-adult-affairs children, when they discover the dreaded word war. The essence of the story, however, lies in the ten truths, interspersed in seven chapters and which come up as wise phrases that Jack scribbles in his diary on and off. Jack, wise for his young years, hits upon these guidelines as he traverses a world made complicated by adults.