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Gaijin

Matt Faulkner

2014144 pagesabout 2–3 hours
2014
first published
  • 2014Hyperion Books · ENGISBN 9781423137351
  • 2014Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · ENGISBN 9781484712139
  • 2019Hyperion Books for Children · 144 pages · ENGISBN 9781368054164

With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji Miyamoto quickly realizes that his home in San Francisco is no longer a welcoming one after Pearl Harbor is attacked. And once he's sent to an internment camp, he learns that being half white at the camp is just as difficult as being half Japanese on the streets of an American city during WWII. With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji's home in San Francisco is no longer welcoming after Pearl Harbor is attacked. At the internment camp, he learns that being half white at the camp is as difficult as being half Japanese on the streets.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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