Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 by Barry Denenberg

Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941

Dear America #24

Barry Denenberg

152 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult sad slow-paced
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Amber's journal chronicles two months that change her life forever. In late 1941 her family moves to Hawaii, landing in the epicenter of the attack that plunged the United States into World War II. As she watches her world literally explode in fla...

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Moods

informative 100%
lighthearted 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 16%
challenging 16%
emotional 16%
tense 16%

Pace

fast 66%
slow 16%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 40% | Character: 20% | A mix: 20% | N/A: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | N/A: 25%

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3.68

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