California, 1943: Jay just moved to a new town, and he doesn't want to be known as the "Indian" kid again. Ken, his grandfather's farmhand, is eager to help; he's a Japanese American living in an internment camp. Ken practices baseball with Jay so his skills, not his skin color, will set him apart. But what if people find out Jay is friends with a "Jap"?
Summary When his father goes missing in action in the Pacific during World War II, twelve-year-old Jay moves with his mother to small-town Utah, where he sees prejudice from both sides, as a part-Navajo himself and through an unlikely friendship with Ken, a Japanese American from the nearby internment camp.
Topics Prejudices. Japanese Americans. Racially mixed people. Baseball. Grandparents. World War II. Family life. Utah.
SRC Level 4.500000
SRC Points 14.000000
Lexile HL620L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2010-03-08
JLG Release Date Mar 2010
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
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