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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
Seemingly out of nowhere 16 year old Kiku is torn out of her own time in present day San Francisco and displaced to the 1940ss Japanese American internment camp where her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibility relocated during the way. Kiku is stuck with no choice to live along her late grandmother and the others at the internments camps. During her time with them she witnesses the unfair treatment of her fellow Nikkei and how despite it all they still form a community.
This was so good. The art and the colors work really well for the story. The elements of time travel in the story work as a great vehicle to connect this story to present day. A great recommendation for a historical fiction reader.
This was so good. The art and the colors work really well for the story. The elements of time travel in the story work as a great vehicle to connect this story to present day. A great recommendation for a historical fiction reader.
Review copy: Library
Displacement is one of those stories where the title carries incredible weight and layers of meaning — as does the story itself.
In Displacement, Kiku finds herself displaced in time and place, taken back in the past to experience the Japanese internment camps alongside her grandmother. Her displacement and disorientation isn’t so different from what her grandmother is experiencing — after all, during World War 2, Japanese Americans were displaced from their homes and lives. During her time being displaced, Kiku comes to truly understand what her grandmother’s generation went through and get to know the people who fought for their civil rights against terrible odds — something that isn’t fully taught in history classes.
The art is incredible, and works seamlessly with the text to create a powerful narrative. I can’t imagine that portraying a modern teen traveling back in time to experience the internment camps is an easy feat to pull off — and the way this graphic novel does it is ambitious and evocative, and so well-done.
Displacement goes above and beyond portraying history — it ties it into historical movements and what is happening today. It highlights the power of memory, the impact of generational trauma, and how important it is that marginalized communities be in solidarity with each other. I can’t recommend Displacement enough — it’s an absolute must read, especially now.
Recommendation: Buy it now! This is such a powerful graphic novel and it’s particularly timely right now during election season.
Displacement is one of those stories where the title carries incredible weight and layers of meaning — as does the story itself.
In Displacement, Kiku finds herself displaced in time and place, taken back in the past to experience the Japanese internment camps alongside her grandmother. Her displacement and disorientation isn’t so different from what her grandmother is experiencing — after all, during World War 2, Japanese Americans were displaced from their homes and lives. During her time being displaced, Kiku comes to truly understand what her grandmother’s generation went through and get to know the people who fought for their civil rights against terrible odds — something that isn’t fully taught in history classes.
The art is incredible, and works seamlessly with the text to create a powerful narrative. I can’t imagine that portraying a modern teen traveling back in time to experience the internment camps is an easy feat to pull off — and the way this graphic novel does it is ambitious and evocative, and so well-done.
Displacement goes above and beyond portraying history — it ties it into historical movements and what is happening today. It highlights the power of memory, the impact of generational trauma, and how important it is that marginalized communities be in solidarity with each other. I can’t recommend Displacement enough — it’s an absolute must read, especially now.
Recommendation: Buy it now! This is such a powerful graphic novel and it’s particularly timely right now during election season.
I cannot overstate how prescient and amazing this book is. Read it now!! It deals with generational trauma from incarceration camps, the model minority idea, and the power of memory as a weapon. The graphic novel is beautifully illustrated and just has so many fist pumping, powerful quotes in it. Highly recommended, a solid 5 stars and I'd recommend it for any library collection for upper elementary, middle school, and up.
What a powerful and poignant read. Highly recommend.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
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:
No
emotional
informative
sad
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:
No
super quick beach read. have been reading a lot of japanese interment as i’m trying to find an alternate anchor text for 7th graders. this is a good book-talk read, but sadly not one i could use for our curriculum. the graphics are great and love that the story is based on the author’s grandmother, but i think the added fantasy element of time travel clouds what i need my students to understand.
Kiku is on a trip to San Francisco with her mother to visit the neighborhood her grandmother grew up in. When they finally find the area, they discover that the houses had been torn down and a mall was put up in its place. Kiku’s mom takes the opportunity to visit the mall and Kiku waits outside. What she doesn’t expect is to be “displaced” back in time to when her grandmother was a child. That displacement didn’t last long, but a second and third displacement soon follows. During these trips back in time, Kiku discovers that her knowledge about what happened to people of Japanese descent in America during World War II is very incomplete.
Displacement is a graphic novel that is partly based on Kiku’s family during World War II and other times. Hughes knows that we can’t know everything that was happening during these turbulent times, so she created a storyline that allows for gaps in the narrator’s knowledge also. I read this graphic novel in two sessions, so even the most reluctant reader can enjoy the story and the history that is included. I feel this book would even be enjoyed by those who normally don’t read graphic novels, but enjoy unique historical tales.
Displacement is a graphic novel that is partly based on Kiku’s family during World War II and other times. Hughes knows that we can’t know everything that was happening during these turbulent times, so she created a storyline that allows for gaps in the narrator’s knowledge also. I read this graphic novel in two sessions, so even the most reluctant reader can enjoy the story and the history that is included. I feel this book would even be enjoyed by those who normally don’t read graphic novels, but enjoy unique historical tales.