| Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference Contributor(s): Oppenheim, Joanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439569923 ISBN-13: 9780439569927 Publisher: Scholastic OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: True stories of the Japanese-American incarceration during World War II are told. This book shares the correspondence between Clara Breed, a San Diego librarian, and dozens of Japanese-American children sent to internment camps after Pearl Harbor. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2004059009 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 8.7" W x 10.6" (2.36 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Diego, California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 104049 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A chronicle of the incredible correspondence between California librarian Clara Breed and young Japanese American internees during World War II.In the early 1940's, Clara Breed was the children's librarian at the San Diego Public Library. But she was also friend to dozens of Japanese American children and teens when war broke out in December of 1941. The story of what happened to these American citizens is movingly told through letters that her young friends wrote to Miss Breed during their internment. This remarkable librarian and humanitarian served as a lifeline to these imprisoned young people, and was brave enough to speak out against a shameful chapter in American history. |