Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire

By Michael O Tunnell

Book Overview

A moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp.

A classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called "internment camp." Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from behind barbed wire. Diary pages, archival photographs, and narrative nonfiction text convey the harsh changes experienced by the children, as well as their remarkable resilience.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580897894
• ISBN13: 9781580897891
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7