Loved itit's really hard to read but man is it good it's so well written and I know that Salisbury did a lot of work interviewing families who lived through this time period this is a book I highly recommend
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Under the blood-red sun (1994)
Others: Positive 1942Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
- ISBN:
- 9780553494877
- Length:
- 246 pages
Genres: historical fiction, young adult
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