Desert diary : Japanese American kids behind barbed wire / Michael O. Tunnell.
"In March 1943, twenty-seven children began third grade in a strange new environment: the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah. Together with their teacher, Miss Yamauchi, these uprooted young Americans began keeping a classroom diary, with a different child illustrating each day's entry. Their full-color diary entries paint a vivid picture of daily life in an internment camp: schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, health--and the mixed feelings of citizens who were loyal but distrusted"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781580897891
- ISBN: 1580897894
- Physical Description: 134 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: "I pledge allegiance" -- Unwanted -- A square mile of desert -- Barracks, mess halls, and latrines -- School days -- The war -- Take me out to the ball game -- Creatures -- Holidays, festivals, and worship -- Is there a doctor in the house? -- Congratulations and condolences, hellos and goodbyes -- Going home -- Epilogue: Moving forward. |
Target Audience Note: | 1090L Lexile |
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Genre: | Informational works. Personal narratives. Diaries. Illustrated works. |
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- 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Marion Library | JUV 940.5317 TUN (Text) | 37810435770598 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |