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War and a family

Shell Song: Based on a True Family Story by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

April 25, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Shell Song: Based on a True Family Story by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson and also illustrated by Fujimoto-Johnson is currently available, but I read via an online reader copy. The start of the story is set right before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, the narrator’s grandfather is sent to an internment camp with other men. In age appropriate language (at least five and up) the experiences of the grandfather and family back home unfold. As set in Hawaii, seashells will play a role in keeping the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century, Asian-American, family, Japanese Americans, Pearl Harbor, prejudice, Racism, Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, Social Themes, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:214 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century, Asian-American, family, Japanese Americans, Pearl Harbor, prejudice, Racism, Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, Social Themes, World War II ·
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A jewel of a book

March 25, 2016 by expandingbookshelf Leave a Comment

“This is America, we would say to ourselves, there is no need to worry. And we would be wrong.”   The Buddha in the Attic is a small book, but man does it pack a punch. Part narration, part long-form poem, we follow a group of Japanese women as they make navigate through their new lives in America. There’s no singular character; Author Julie Otsuka writes in the first person plural, referring only to “we.” In the opening chapter, the women are on a boat heading to America and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: historical fiction, Japan, Julie Otsuka, Pearl Harbor, The Buddha in the Attic, World War Two

expandingbookshelf's CBR8 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: historical fiction, Japan, Julie Otsuka, Pearl Harbor, The Buddha in the Attic, World War Two ·
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