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32 pp.
| Kids Can
| October, 2003
|
TradeISBN 1-55337-084-8$$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stephane Jorisch
&
Stephane Jorisch.
Strong-willed first-grader Suki decides to wear to school the kimono her grandmother gave her. Ignoring some classmates' laughter, she bravely demonstrates a Japanese dance and is rewarded with sincere applause. Suki's warm relationship with her grandmother comes through in the elegant, lively watercolors that extend the text, which is as light on its toes as Suki.
(4)
YA
In this sequel to War of the Eagles, fourteen-year-old Tadashi Fukushima and his close-knit three-generational family are exiled from their Japanese-Canadian fishing village to internment in Vancouver during WWII. Some episodes strain credulity, and dialogue is awkward at times. However, Tadashi elicits empathy, and many of the details of the camp are vivid and realistic.
(3)
YA
Son of a British fighter pilot and a Tsimshian Indian, fourteen-year-old Canadian Jed is proud of his heritage and his country--until his best friend, Tadashi, a Japanese Canadian, is slated to be interned along with his family during World War II. Jed's assumptions about war, ethnicity, and fairness undergo many changes in this engaging novel.