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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
The American-born author describes her family's experiences and impressions when they were forced to relocate in a camp for the Japanese in Owens Valley, California, during the Second World War.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It happened in America. Jeanne Wakatsuki was born in California to a large Japanese American family with a thriving fishing business in Long Beach. Then, in 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed, and everything changed. Young Jeanne's father was taken away by FBI agents, leaving her mother behind to keep the children safe in a world where hostility against the Japanese was growing. The Wakatsukis were forced to move from their home, losing most of their...
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