| Thin Wood Walls Contributor(s): Patneaude, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618809155 ISBN-13: 9780618809158 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: Eleven-year-old Joe Hanada's world falls apart when Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor. When the government orders people of Japanese heritage living on the West Coast to move to internment camps, Joe turns to the journal his father gave him to record his thoughts and feelings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Geographic Orientation - California - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Locality - Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 82176 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eleven-year-old Joe Hanada likes playing basketball with his best friend, Ray, writing plays and stories, and thinking about the upcoming Christmas holiday. But his world falls apart when Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor. His country goes to war. The FBI takes his father away. And neighbors and friends in his hometown near Seattle begin to suspect Joe, his family, and all Japanese Americans of spying for the enemy. When the government orders people of Japanese heritage living on the West Coast to move to internment camps, including Joe and his family, Joe turns to the journal his father gave him to record his thoughts and feelings. |
Contributor Bio(s): Patneaude, David: - David Patneaude was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, but has spent most of his life in and around Seattle, Washington, where parts of Thin Wood Walls take place. Stories a friend's family told him about their internment during World War II inspired him to research and write this story. |