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Heroes Don't Run: A Novel of the Pacific War
by Mazer, Harry
A 17 year old defies his mother's wishes and enlists in the Marines during World War II
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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, 2005, New York, NY
I am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
by Jerry Stanley
Based on interviews and personal recollections, this book intertwines the experiences of Shi Nomura, a high school senior about to propose to his girlfriend, with the larger historical narrative of Japanese internment.
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Topics
Asian Pacific American History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School, High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Crown Publishers, 1994, New York, NY
Journey Home
by Uchida, Yoshiko
After their release from a Japanese internment camp, a young girl and her family try to rebuild their life
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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, 1982, New York, NY
Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese American Evacuation
by Uchida, Yoshiko
Explores the consequences of prejudice through the experience of an 11 year old girl and her family in Topaz Internment Camp
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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 Scribner, 1971, New York, NY
Last Dragon, The
by Nunes, Susan Miho
A little boy becomes part of a Chinese-American community as he works to restore an old Chinese dragon.
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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 Clarion Books, 1997, 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.
