happylilkt 's review for:

Displacement by Kiku Hughes

3.0

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This graphic novel based on the author's family history uses the same plot device as books such as [b:The Devil's Arithmetic|91357|The Devil's Arithmetic|Jane Yolen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1342046407l/91357._SX50_.jpg|1310677] in which a young modern protagonist with little knowledge of her grandparent travels through time to experience first hand what that generation experienced. It's an excellent trope and works well in Hughes' hands.

I read George Takei's [b:They Called Us Enemy|42527866|They Called Us Enemy|George Takei|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541125895l/42527866._SX50_.jpg|66245778] last year and of course they draw comparisons. If a reader is only going to read one and/or prefers a true memoir, then I admit I would recommend Takei's over this one, but if you want a stronger activist tone or would like the narrative to be from the perspective of the younger generation trying to understand the past, then this one is a great fit. It's important to have more quality books depicting this part of our country's history.

Content notes:

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There are some gentle, age-appropriate demonstrations of f/f romance but nothing more than hand holding and a sweet kiss. There is very little, if any, profanity, no nudity, and allusions but no depictions of violence, so this would be appropriate for upper elementary and up.