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~ Donald Carrick (Illustrator) Yoshiko Uchida (Author), Donald Carrick (Illustrator) "IT was only the first week in December, but already Yuki could feel the tingling excitement of Christmas in the air..." (more)
Key Phrases: San Francisco, Yuki Chan, Old Salt (more...)
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Although classified as juvenile reading, many adults will find this book enlightening. It is written with skill, sensitivity and a confidence gained from first-hand experience.
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This tragic herding of innocent people is described with dignity and a sorrowful sense of injustice that never becomes bitter. -- Saturday Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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After the Pearl Harbor attack an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl and her family are forced to go to an aliens camp in Utah. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Heyday Books (October 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890771910
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890771911
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #288,639 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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IT was only the first week in December, but already Yuki could feel the tingling excitement of Christmas in the air. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars Internment from a child's point of view, November 8, 2005
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This was interesting to me since my mother was about Yuki's age when she went to "camp". My mother doesn't talk much about that time, maybe because some things you just want to forget. It helped me understand some of the fear and prejudice towards Japanese Americans during the war. I have mixed feelings about the internment. It was horrible how so many people lost their livelihoods, but on the other hand, in camp, they were sheltered from the hatred and hostility they may have experienced at home. This was wartime, so everyone was feeling some kind of unhappiness. I give this book 4 stars and 5 stars to Uchida's "Journey Home", the story which follows Yuki's family out of camp.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A sorrowful, moving tradegy..., November 7, 2000
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Yuki is a Japanese-American girl, who lives a normal life in Berkeley, California. Suddenly, a war transforms her life into a long trip of misery and pain. Her father is torn away from the family, and her friends are seperated. In her school, kids sneer at her and call Yuki a "Jap". The bombing of Pearl Harbor causes Yuki to move from one place to another... cramped concentration camps and horsestall homes. Friendships bud and families reunite, giving Yuki hope of having a home with her family once again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful historical fiction, January 9, 2004
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I homeschool my 12 y.o. son, and we read this book for a historical fiction book group. It is a beautifully written story of the tragic internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. It brings to life both the physical realities and the emotional burdens that were imposed by tearing people from their homes and sending them to dismal war camps. I highly recommend this book as an accompaniment to non-fiction reading about the internments, because it provides such a vivid picture of this sad chapter in American history.
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