Description
Based on a true story of events during World War II in Los Angeles China City, a 12-year-old Chinese American girl named Mei Ling Lee is separated from her best friend Yayeko Akiyama when she and her family were interned in the Manzanar War Relocation Center. By writing letters to each other, both young girls recount their painful separation and their lives in China City and Manzanar.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Brightly hued watercolor illustrations [and] black-and-white photographs of actual participants in events of the 1940s bring the period to life. –School Library Journal
Author Icy Smith draws attention to the intense racism and severe deprivation of Asian and Asian American communities in America during World War II..the book s subtlety will prompt older readers to explore more deeply the relationships between different countries and ethnic groups during the war. –PaperTigers.org
The lively text, vivid illustrations … bring life to this little known time and place in history. –MultiCultural Review
