Reviews

Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation by Yushiko Uchida, Yoshiko Uchida

juliacatharine's review against another edition

4.0

Read for children’s lit class. 4.5. I really liked it. It’s a really interesting, child-appropriate look at ww2 Japanese concentration (not really internment) camps. The characters are lovely and sweet. It ended quite abruptly but anything to get the family out of there is good by me.

microwavedonut's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

juliacatharine's review

4.0

Read for children’s lit class. 4.5. I really liked it. It’s a really interesting, child-appropriate look at ww2 Japanese concentration (not really internment) camps. The characters are lovely and sweet. It ended quite abruptly but anything to get the family out of there is good by me.

sunsoar25's review

4.0

I haven't read all that much fiction where the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during WWII takes center stage, but this children's/ middle grade title is a good place to start as it is the fictionalized account of a woman who experienced it first hand when she was young. If this isn't required reading for 5th or 6th graders it really should be.