My Nest of Silence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534477629)

"Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life...[the] heart-wrenching decisions and considerations that Japanese Americans had to face...[and] their endurance, sacrifices, and resilience, even as their loyalty was questioned without cause." --Susan H. Kamei, author of When Can We Go Back to America?

Told in a brilliant blend of prose and graphic novel, this unforgettable middle grade story about a Japanese American family during World War II is written and illustrated by Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winner Matt Faulkner.

Manzanar is nothing like home. Yet the relocation center is where Mari and her family have to live, now that the government has decided that Japanese Americans aren't American enough. Determined to prove them wrong, Mari's brother Mak has joined the army and is heading off to war. In protest, Mari has stopped talking for the duration of the war. Or at least until Mak comes home safe.

Still, Mari has no trouble expressing herself through her drawings. Mak, too, expresses himself in his letters home, first from training camp and later from the front lines of World War II, where he is fighting with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. But while his letters are reassuring, reality is not: Mak is facing danger at every turn, from racism within the army to violence on the battlefield.

In turns humorous and heartbreaking, Mari and Mak's story will stick with readers long after the last page.

Author: Matt Faulkner
ISBN-10: 1534477624
ISBN-13: 9781534477629
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2022
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518597 / My Nest of Silence


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2022 pg. 52
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 09/05/2022
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 81
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2022 pg. 82
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style