A review by ultramarine316
Dash by Kirby Larson

4.0

At first glance, this looks like a lighthearted story about a girl and her dog and it is but with a side of less light hearted historical fiction. The girl, Mitsy, is a Japanese American during WWII and is separated from her dog when she and her family are sent to an internment camp. Overall, the book is still a very gentle introduction to some fairly heavy themes. This would be a good book to give to someone who doesn't normally like historical fiction but has to read it for school. The focus is on Mitsy's daily experiences, dealing with the close quarters and bad food at the camps, missing her dog, and worrying that her older brother's new friend is a bad influence. This all makes the subject matter more accessible to a younger audience.