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4.36 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A must read.
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
An insightful look into the Japanese American incarceration camps from the 1940’s through the eyes of Kiku, a 16yo who travels back in time to witness her Grandmother’s time spent in one of these camps.
Heartbreaking and powerful and particularly relevant to youth and adults living in 2025.
I didn’t really know much about the incarceration camps other than that they existed, prior to reading this book and it was easy to draw connections between what has been happening between Trump’s first presidency and now especially with ICE and it’s crackdowns in the United States, as well as what we have witnessed in Palestine and specifically Gaza over the last year.
Heartbreaking and powerful and particularly relevant to youth and adults living in 2025.
I didn’t really know much about the incarceration camps other than that they existed, prior to reading this book and it was easy to draw connections between what has been happening between Trump’s first presidency and now especially with ICE and it’s crackdowns in the United States, as well as what we have witnessed in Palestine and specifically Gaza over the last year.
This is a really incredible book. A compassionate exploration of the generational impact of trauma. Brought to life through both the writing and the graphics. Beautiful.
emotional
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informative
inspiring
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This is an extremely lovely and timely story, and one that begs us to learn our history so it's not repeated.
challenging
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a great companion to When the Emperor was Divine.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Classism, Deportation
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is really successful at both teaching about the history of the Japanese internment by the US as well as showing that these issues and traumas are constantly being applied to different groups of people in the US.