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Under the Blood-red Sun

Name: Under the Blood-red Sun
ISBN: 9780385386555

Graham Salisbury

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 9, 2014

Reading lane: 21st-Century US YA

A Historical Fiction pick for readers exploring Under the Blood-red Sun.

War & Military YA Wars & Military History 21st-Century US YA grade

reading series teens young

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Why This Clicks

Loyalty Under Pressure

A close-to-home view of wartime fear, where friendship holds steady as suspicion closes in.

Come here for

A young perspective on Japanese American life during World War II
Friendship tested by fear and upheaval

Expect

Baseball-team loyalty set against the attack on Pearl Harbor
A direct, emotionally grounded reading experience

Book Details

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

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Publisher Categories

21st-Century US YA
Friendship for Teens
Prejudice & Racism for Teens

About This Book

Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty. World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t...

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