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The Traitor

by Yep, Laurence

Michael and Joseph, two outcasts who are also allies in a rough, coal-mining town, must test their unlikely friendship and trust each other with their lives.  

  • Topics Asian Pacific American History,
    19th-Century History
  • Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School, High School, Adult
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award
  • Publisher Harper Collins, 2004, New York, NY

Under the Blood Red Sun

by Salisbury, Graham

Torn between his love of all things American and the traditional ways of his parents and grandparents, a young Japanese American comes of age during the political upheaval of WWII.  

  • Topics Asian Pacific American History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
  • Publisher Yearling, 1995, New York, NY

Weedflower

by Kadohata, Cynthia

Story of a Japanese American girl and a Native American boy who become friends in an internment camp on a reservation  

  • Topics Asian Pacific American History,
    20th-Century History
  • Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
  • Book Type Fiction
  • Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
  • Publisher Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 2006, New York, NY
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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.

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