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A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
by Mazer, Harry
A 14 year old boy witnesses the attack on Pearl Harbor and helps with the rescue efforts while searching for his father
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, 2002, New York, NY
A Boy No More
by Mazer, Harry
A 14 year old boy moves with his family to California after his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, 2004, New York, NY
A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II.
by Ellen Levine
Japanes Americans reflect on their years spent in internment camps as children or young adults. They discuss the process of being forced from their homes, and their ability to make the prisons more livable despite oppressive conditions.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award Caldecott Medal
- Publisher G.P. Putman's Sons, 1995, New York, NY
A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
by Adler, David A.
A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Topics
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Holiday House, 1991, New York, NY
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
by Lee-Tai, Amy
A child searches for hope and kindness to draw for her art class in the Topaz Internment Camp
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Children's Book Press, 1996, San Francisco, CA
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.