Ten-year-old Michiko wants to be proud of her Japanese heritage but can't be. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her family's possessions are confiscated and they are forced into deprivation in a small, insular community. The men are sent to work on the railway, so the women and children are left to make the trip on their own.After a former Asahi baseball star becomes her new teacher, life gets better. Baseball fever hits town, and when Michiko challenges the adults to a game with her class, the whole town turns out.Then the government announces that they must move once again. But they can't think of relocating with a new baby coming, even with the offer of free passage to Japan. Michiko pretends to be her mother and writes to get a job for her father on a farm in Ontario. When he is accepted, they again pack their belongings and head to a new life in Ontario.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd
ISBN-13
9781459702110
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115670881
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cherry Blossom Winter: a Cherry Blossom Book
Author
Jennifer Maruno
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Children & Young Adults
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
203mm
Item Width
127mm
Item Weight
177g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jennifer Maruno
Series Title
A Cherry Blossom Book
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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