Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire
by Michael O. Tunnell
A moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2020
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--United States--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945--Children
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature
- Japanese American children--Diaries
- Japanese American children--Diaries--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- Central Utah Relocation Center--Juvenile literature
- Central Utah Relocation Center
- Lists With This Book
- Japanese-American Incarceration Middle
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About the Author 3
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2021
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2020
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