A Place Where Sunflowers Grow =: Sabaku Ni Saita Himawari by Amy Lee-Tai
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow =: Sabaku Ni Saita Himawari
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Amy Lee-Tai
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A Place Where Sunflowers Grow =: Sabaku Ni Saita Himawari

Amy Lee-Tai with Felicia Hoshino (Illustrator)

32 pages • first pub 2006 (view editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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Bilingual English/Japanese. A young girl finds things to be joyful about in the Topaz Internment Camp. Mari wonders if anything can bloom at Topaz, where her family is interned along with thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II. ...

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Community Reviews

4.19
based on 47 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

hopeful: 75%

informative: 62%

inspiring: 62%

reflective: 50%

challenging: 37%

sad: 37%

lighthearted: 12%

tense: 12%

Pace

37% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

60% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
20% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose No
50% of readers chose N/A
No
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