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Eyes of the Emperor

Name: Eyes of the Emperor
ISBN: 9780385386562

Graham Salisbury

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · September 9, 2014

Reading lane: 21st-Century US YA

Eddy Okubo lies about his age and joins the army in his hometown of Honolulu only weeks before the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.

Wars & Military History Wars & Military History for Teens 21st-Century US YA series

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Why This Clicks

Loyalty Under Fire

A tense wartime story puts prejudice, military duty, and a dangerous assignment in the same frame.

Come here for

Japanese American soldiers facing suspicion from the country they serve
A wartime training mission with one soldier cast as bait

Expect

A focused look at loyalty under pressure
A perilous assignment shaped by wartime distrust

Book Details

Authors: Graham Salisbury
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: September 9, 2014
Format: Paperback
Theme: 21st-Century US YA · Wars & Military History for Teens
Reading lane: 21st-Century US YA

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War & Military YA
21st-Century US YA
Friendship for Teens

About This Book

Eddy Okubo lies about his age and joins the army in his hometown of Honolulu only weeks before the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Suddenly Americans see him as the enemy—even the U.S. Army doubts the loyalty of Japanese American soldiers. Then the army sends Eddy and a small band of Japanese American soldiers on a secret mission to a small island off the coast of Mississippi. Here they are given a special job, one that only they can do. Eddy’s going to help train attack dogs. H...

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