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Baseball Saved Us
by Ken Mochizuki
Told by a Japanese American boy, this story shows how baseball made life in the internment camps more bearable for many Japanese Americans. This first-person narrative candidly exposes the hardships that Japanese Americans experienced before, during, and after internment.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Publisher Lee & Low Books, Inc., 1993, New York, NY
Blue Jay in the Desert
by Marlene Shigekawa
While a young boy named Junior and his family are interned in Arizona during World War II, Junior receives a gift from his grandfather that instills in him hope and perseverance.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award Newberry Medal
- Publisher Polychrome Publishing Co., 1993, Chicago, IL
Carp for Kimoko, A
by Kroll, Virginia
Tradition prohibits Kimoko from flying a carp flag on Children's Day like her brother, but her parents surprise her with a gift of her own.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
Women's History - Age Group Early Elementary: K-3
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing, 1996, Watertown , MA
Chinese Railroad Workers
by Sinnott, Susan
An account of the labor, treatment, and accomplishments of Chinese workers on the railroad during the 19th century.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Frankin Watts, 1999, New York, NY
Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference
by Oppenheim, Joanne
A chronicle of the correspondence between California librarian Clara Breed and young Japanese American internees during World War II
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Middle School, High School, Adult
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Scholastic, 2006, New York, NY
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.
