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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
I’m gonna be carrying this book with me for awhile. I’ll be seeing the people and places and stories of this beautiful book as I go through my days because, whether I want to or not, I am going to wonder how we could possibly have interned our own people. I’ll be trying to fathom the evil that created Auschwitz or Dachau. I’ll be wondering at the incredible, unbowed spirit of the characters that lived in this book.
So real. So beautiful. So horrific. So so so good. I’ll be recommending this one for years.
So real. So beautiful. So horrific. So so so good. I’ll be recommending this one for years.
Thanks to Macmillan and Netgalley for the advance Kindle copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for this 1.7.20 release. Alex Maki, a Japanese American in Washington, and Charlie Levy, a Jewish girl from Paris, become pen pals when they are ten years old. They keep up communication into their teen years. When Alex’s family is taken into an internment camp, Charlie is fleeing for her life from the Nazis. Alex gets the chance to enlist in the war, and sets out with the hope of finding Charlie overseas. This story shows an important part of history, with well-developed characters that truly bring it to life. This is one of the best historical fiction stories I have read this year. Recommended for grades 8+.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for this 1.7.20 release. Alex Maki, a Japanese American in Washington, and Charlie Levy, a Jewish girl from Paris, become pen pals when they are ten years old. They keep up communication into their teen years. When Alex’s family is taken into an internment camp, Charlie is fleeing for her life from the Nazis. Alex gets the chance to enlist in the war, and sets out with the hope of finding Charlie overseas. This story shows an important part of history, with well-developed characters that truly bring it to life. This is one of the best historical fiction stories I have read this year. Recommended for grades 8+.
If I never read another YA HF WWII novel again, it'd still be too soon.
One if the best historical YAs I have read in a really long time.
One of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read.
Amazing story of a friendship born through years of being pen pals. Alex is Japanese and lives on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. Charlie lives in Paris and is Jewish.
As teens, they are both thrown into miserable circumstances due to WWII. Yet, a connection remains strong between them.
Definitely a compelling read.
As teens, they are both thrown into miserable circumstances due to WWII. Yet, a connection remains strong between them.
Definitely a compelling read.
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Back in the 1930s a ten-year old Japanese-American boy and a ten-year old Jewish-French girl become pen pals. Neither can fathom the parallel horrors that await their two cultures. This was not always easy take in, but like all oppression and times of horror in our history, we are saved by acts of humanity. Fukuda doesn't shy away from the brutality of what he is writing, but he is generous enough to allow us to meet humans of great substance.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No