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Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation
Journey to Topaz A Story of the JapaneseAmerican Evacuation
Author: Yoshiko Uchida, Donald Carrick (Illustrator)
Like any 11-year-old, Yuki Sakane is looking forward to Christmas when her peaceful world is suddenly shattered by the bombing of Perl Harbor. Uprooted from her home and shipped with thousands of West Coast Japanese Americans to a desert concentration camp called Topaz, Yuki and her family face new hardships daily.
ISBN-13: 9780916870850
ISBN-10: 0916870855
Publication Date: 4/1/1988
Pages: 149
Edition: Reissue
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Creative Arts Book Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Based on the author's personal experiences.
Upper elementary and middle school reading level.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Yuki's father is taken by the FBI, and she, her mother and brother are uprooted from their home and shipped with thousands of West Coast Japanese Americans to the the bleak desert camp called Topaz.


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