After twelve-year-old Sumiko and her Japanese-American family are relocated from their flower farm in southern California to an internment camp on a Mojave Indian reservation in Arizona, she helps her family and neighbors, becomes friends with a local Indian boy, and tries to hold on to her dream of owning a flower shop.
How it reads
Character focusSingle leadSmall ensembleLarge ensemble
Worth knowing
ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesWarFriendshipFamily
Content notes
- Warmoderateunreviewed
Quotes
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