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Farewell to Manzanar
Farewell to Manzanar
Author: Jeanne Houston
During World War II a community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees. One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them on...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553262162
ISBN-10: 0553262165
Publication Date: 3/1/1983
Pages: 145
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I found this book to be OK. It really only had a few chapters relating to the internment in Manzanar--it was mainly about what happened before and after they got out of the camp. Would have liked to see pictures of her family so I could put a face with a name. Don't use this book if you are doing research into the camps but it was a good read about Japanese culture.


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