A review by shannonmcw
Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation by Yoshiko Uchida

5.0

My son was reading this as an assignment in his 5th grade class. The description caught my attention since I know very little about Japanese-Americans being sent to internment camps, and I wanted to be more informed so I could discuss the book with my son. We both enjoyed the book and had some great discussions about it. We felt connected to the characters and felt compassion and sympathy for what they were experiencing. There were sad parts, but they were not too overwhelming or intense for my son (who will not sleep if anything is too scary or worrisome). An excellent book!