Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston

208 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative sad medium-paced
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During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing b...

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informative 77%
reflective 64%
emotional 60%
sad 50%
challenging 30%
inspiring 30%
dark 15%
hopeful 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 5%

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fast 32%
slow 13%

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