Historical Fiction
This is a story about a Japanese American internment camp which housed thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II. Afterin one of these internment camps. One boy, "Shorty", in particular and his family were among the thousands that were forced to move. The story describes their hardships, the freezing cold, the heat and the dust. Some of the Japanese Americans, Shorty included, decided to build a baseball field to have something positive to look forward to. In playing baseball, the Japanese were able to pass the time they were forced to spend in the camp, as well as form a sense of self-respect and unity. In a classroom, I feel this book could be beneficial in discussing WWII, giving the students a different the attack on Pearl Harbor, these families were forced to relocate and make a home perspective to think about. The book also shows the morale that can be created when a group of people come together in times of hardship and oppression.
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