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In Uchidas poignant story about a young Japanese-American girl preparing to go to an internment camp with her family for the duration of the war who loses a cherished token of friendship, Yardelys hushed, realistic paintings . . .) Full color. nYoshiko Uchida draws on her own childhood as a Japanese-American during World War II in an internment camp to tell the poignant story of a young girls discovery of the power of memory. nEmi and her family are being sent to a place called an internment camp, where all Japanese-Americans must go. The year is 1942. The United States and Japan are at war. Seven-year-old Emi doesnt want to leave her friends, her school, her house; yet as her mother tells her, they have no choice, because they are Japanese-American. For her mothers sake, Emi doesnt say how unhappy she is. But on the first day of camp, when Emi discovers she has lost her heart bracelet, she cant help wanting to cry. How will I ever remember my best friend? she asks herself. n n n* Yardleys hushed, realistic paintings add to the poignancy of Uchidas narrative, and help to underscore the absurdity and injustice suffered by Japanese American families such as Emis.--Publishers Weekly, starred review n nWill find a ready readership and prove indispensable for introducing this dark episode in American history--School Library Journal n
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