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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9–This sequel to Under the Blood-Red Sun (Delacorte, 1994) continues the story of Tomi Nakaji, a Japanese American living on the island of Oahu. It's 1943 and Tomi, now 13, is forced into the role of the man of the house. His father has been arrested and imprisoned; his grandfather has also been taken away. All people of Japanese descent are suspect in the virulent racism of the times. Vigilantes stalk the streets, enforcing a curfew. Tomi decides to keep hope and faith alive that his father will return by raising Papa's fishing boat, the Taiyo Maru, a sampan that was sunk by the army. His former friend, Keet Wilson, has become his nemesis, bullying, stealing from, and terrorizing Tomi. Other haoles, or white people, however, become allies in his ultimately successful struggle to raise the boat and look toward a better future. The nearly impossible task is accomplished largely through Tomi's determination and perseverance and his ingenious approaches to the problem. Salisbury paints the tropical setting with vivid details. He writes with balance of the ways in which war touches people, creating characters with fully realized motivations. It is not necessary to have read the first book, as the author seamlessly brings his audience up to date. Give this to readers who enjoyed Rodman Philbrick's The Young Man and the Sea (Scholastic, 2004), another story with an ocean setting and a fiercely determined boy's coming of age.–Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME
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From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. Like its prequel, Under the Blood-Red Sun (2005), which won a Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, this novel tells of the hardship and vicious prejudice suffered by Japanese Americans in Hawaii, but it also conveys a sense of community that cuts across race and generations. After his father is deported to an internment camp following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tomi Nakaji, 14, determines to raise Papa's fishing boat, which had been sunk by the army. Tomi's best friend, Billy, who is a haole (white), helps him, as do the boys' Hawaiian friends and many of their family members--including Tomi's grouchy grandfather, who has returned from the camps. The rescue effort, which works as a metaphor for hope and reconciliation, is rooted in hands-on facts of how, together, the people use pontoons, air compressors, rope, and just plain muscle to bring the heavy boat back into the world. Many readers, even those who don't enjoy historical fiction, will like the portrayal of the work and the male camaraderie. For more books about Japanese Americans during and following Pearl Harbor suggest Salisbury's Eyes of the Emperor (2005) and Harry Mazer's A Boy No More (2004). Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Grade 6-9–This sequel to Under the Blood-Red Sun (Delacorte, 1994) continues the story of Tomi Nakaji, a Japanese American living on the island of Oahu. It's 1943 and Tomi, now 13, is forced into the role of the man of the house. His father has been arrested and imprisoned; his grandfather has also been taken away. All people of Japanese descent are suspect in the virulent racism of the times. Vigilantes stalk the streets, enforcing a curfew. Tomi decides to keep hope and faith alive that his father will return by raising Papa's fishing boat, the Taiyo Maru, a sampan that was sunk by the army. His former friend, Keet Wilson, has become his nemesis, bullying, stealing from, and terrorizing Tomi. Other haoles, or white people, however, become allies in his ultimately successful struggle to raise the boat and look toward a better future. The nearly impossible task is accomplished largely through Tomi's determination and perseverance and his ingenious approaches to the problem. Salisbury paints the tropical setting with vivid details. He writes with balance of the ways in which war touches people, creating characters with fully realized motivations. It is not necessary to have read the first book, as the author seamlessly brings his audience up to date. Give this to readers who enjoyed Rodman Philbrick's The Young Man and the Sea (Scholastic, 2004), another story with an ocean setting and a fiercely determined boy's coming of age.–Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. Like its prequel, Under the Blood-Red Sun (2005), which won a Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, this novel tells of the hardship and vicious prejudice suffered by Japanese Americans in Hawaii, but it also conveys a sense of community that cuts across race and generations. After his father is deported to an internment camp following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tomi Nakaji, 14, determines to raise Papa's fishing boat, which had been sunk by the army. Tomi's best friend, Billy, who is a haole (white), helps him, as do the boys' Hawaiian friends and many of their family members--including Tomi's grouchy grandfather, who has returned from the camps. The rescue effort, which works as a metaphor for hope and reconciliation, is rooted in hands-on facts of how, together, the people use pontoons, air compressors, rope, and just plain muscle to bring the heavy boat back into the world. Many readers, even those who don't enjoy historical fiction, will like the portrayal of the work and the male camaraderie. For more books about Japanese Americans during and following Pearl Harbor suggest Salisbury's Eyes of the Emperor (2005) and Harry Mazer's A Boy No More (2004). Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
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