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Write to me : letters from Japanese American children to the Librarian they left behind / Cynthia Grady ; illustrated by Amiko Hirao.
Van Pelt Library D769.8.A6 G66 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grady, Cynthia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breed, Clara E. (Clara Estelle), 1906-1994.
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.).
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945--Juvenile literature.
- Japanese Americans.
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Japanese American children--Correspondence--Juvenile literature.
- Japanese American children.
- Children's librarians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Children's librarians.
- Japanese Americans--California--San Diego--History--Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American--Juvenile literature.
- Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese-Americans.
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--United States.
- Children's librarians--United States.
- Japanese Americans--California--San Diego--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States.
- Children.
- Breed, Clara E. (Clara Estelle), 1906-1994--Correspondence--Juvenile literature.
- Breed, Clara E.
- Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)--Juvenile literature.
- History.
- California--San Diego.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Personal correspondence.
- Personal narratives.
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Records and correspondence.
- Nonfiction.
- Correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- 26 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018]
- Summary:
- "A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in World War II internment camps. When Executive Order 9066 is enacted after the attack at Pearl Harbor, children's librarian Clara Breed's young Japanese American patrons are to be sent to prison camp. Before they are moved, Breed asks the children to write her letters and gives them books to take with them. Through the three years of their internment, the children correspond with Miss Breed, sharing their stories, providing feedback on books, and creating a record of their experiences. Using excerpts from children's letters held at the Japanese American National Museum, author Cynthia Grady presents a difficult subject with honesty and hope.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Grady, Cynthia. Write to me.
- ISBN:
- 9781580896887
- 158089688X
- OCLC:
- 974612354
- Publisher Number:
- 99987197008
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