Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580897891)

A moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp.

A classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called "internment camp." Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from behind barbed wire. Diary pages, archival photographs, and narrative nonfiction text convey the harsh changes experienced by the children, as well as their remarkable resilience.

Author: Michael O. Tunnell
ISBN-10: 1580897894
ISBN-13: 9781580897891
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.20w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 100
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020 pg. 63
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 136
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average