Under the Blood-Red Sun (Prisoners of the Empire)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385386559 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.. Tomi was born in Hawaii. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty.World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats.But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan
Ages 10-up. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Torn between his love of all things American and the traditional ways of his parents and grandparents, a young Japanese American comes of age during the political upheaval of WWII.
"Very good." according to Amazon Customer. My daughter needed it for school. Very good.. Much Ado said Five Stars. My son loved the story. "review" according to A Customer. I thought that this was an OK book. I really think that it portrays very accurately what it would feel like to be a Japanese person living in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor was attacked. I also felt that there weren't enough cheerful parts, and that it had too mu