Atheneum Books A Place to Belong
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Five starred reviews! “Another gift from Kadohata to her readers.” ― Booklist (starred review) A Japanese American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese imprisonment camps, gives up their Amer Review: Needs to be Read! - This is such an important book for filling out young people’s understanding of WW II and the treatment of Americans sent to internment camps which resulted in repatriation of many back to Japan with their family members of which many had never been anything other than citizens of the USA. Shocking, educational, and so well written. This is American history left out of the history books but needs to be known. Review: One of my favorite reads ever on Japanese internment/the post-war Japanese experience - This historical-fiction title has SUCH HEART. I was saddened to leave the characters when the narrative closed, but given that it did so on such a heartfelt, affirming note, I left the title with gratitude for the reading experience. This is a fine book to instruct (or gift!) to readers in the middle grades. Nuanced, layered, and surprisingly complex, it stays with you when it is done.
| Best Sellers Rank | #264,813 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,563 in Historical Fiction for Children #3,344 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings #10,028 in Children's Books on Family Life |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 85 Reviews |
H**N
Needs to be Read!
This is such an important book for filling out young people’s understanding of WW II and the treatment of Americans sent to internment camps which resulted in repatriation of many back to Japan with their family members of which many had never been anything other than citizens of the USA. Shocking, educational, and so well written. This is American history left out of the history books but needs to be known.
B**P
One of my favorite reads ever on Japanese internment/the post-war Japanese experience
This historical-fiction title has SUCH HEART. I was saddened to leave the characters when the narrative closed, but given that it did so on such a heartfelt, affirming note, I left the title with gratitude for the reading experience. This is a fine book to instruct (or gift!) to readers in the middle grades. Nuanced, layered, and surprisingly complex, it stays with you when it is done.
E**R
Such an important book to read
My son loved this book. I read it after him and loved it too. I learned a lot about the internment camps in the United States in the 1950s and how American citizens were coerced into giving up their American citizenship.
A**R
Couldn’t put it down!
I couldn’t put this book down! I highly recommend this book for middle school students.
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