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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"After Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese, twelve-year-old Tomi and her Japanese-American family are split up and forced to leave their California home to live in internment camps in New Mexico and Colorado"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1942, after Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor during WWII. Now all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast of the United States are being forcibly moved into internment camps. The US government has decided that anyone of Japanese descent might be dangerous. Miss Breed gives her young patrons penny postcards, saying, "Write to me." And they do. Back and forth over three long years, Miss Breed and many children correspond. Meanwhile, Miss...
3) Dust of Eden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Mina Tagawa and her Japanese-American family are forced to evacuate their Seattle home and are relocated to an internment camp in Idaho, where they live for three years"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The US government forced Japanese Americans to live in US incarceration camps during World War II (1939-1945). Through photographs from the past and present, discover how fear and racism led to the incarcertation camps, what life in the camps was like, and what happened after Japanese Americans left the camps. Then learn about US incarceration camps' connection to modern issues and see how people are making sure this difficult time in history...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Joe Hamada and his family face growing prejudice, eventually being torn away from their home and sent to a relocation camp in California, even as his older brother joins the United States Army to fight in the war.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents true accounts of children forced to live in Japanese American confinement camps. Personal narratives, informative infographics, and historical photos make this title a compelling and thought-provoking read for young history lovers.
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