With Elaina Erika Davis's poignant pacing and clearly voiced characterizations, listeners will feel the emotional torments and celebrations that Piper experiences in this historical novel by Kirby Larson (Scholastic, 2010). "Refreshing.Gr 5-8-Piper Davis, the 13-year-old daughter of a pastor for a Japanese Baptist church, shares her diary as she goes from worrying about when her father will let her date and wear lipstick to agonzing about her older brother who was stationed at Pearl Harbor on the Arizona when it was attacked on December 7, 1941. create a masterful picture of the homesteading experience and the people who persevered." - School Library Journal, starred review creates a richly textured novel full of memorable characters." - Booklist, starred review
"Larson does an excellent job recreating the tension Piper feels.
"Larson deftly folds historical detail into Piper's lively diary entries, which describe her friendships, first romance, and school dramas as well as her view of the subsequent internment of Japanese Americans and the prejudice against sympathizers." - Booklist Praise for Dear America: The Fences Between Us "A good example of how bravery comes in all shapes, sizes - and breeds." - Booklist *" incisive tale of loyalty, patriotism, sacrifice, and bravery." - Publishers Weekly, starred review *"Exceptionally well-crafted and emotionally authentic." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Historical fiction at its best." - School Library Journal *" trenchant novel." - Publishers Weekly, starred review *"Emotionally satisfying and thought-provoking." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Though they've lost their home, will the Kashino family also lose their sense of family? And will Mitsi and Dash ever be reunited? With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to Dash in spite of the hard times, holding on to the hope that the war will end soon and life will return to normal. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. Now in paperback!Īlthough Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home - or her beloved dog, Dash. From Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson, the moving story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII.
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