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After his father's death in the Pearl Harbor attack, Adam, his mother, and sister are forced to leave Hawaii and move to California. There, Adam confronts the realities of World War II, the Japanese internment at Manzanar, and his own sense of self while honoring his father’s memory.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Harry Mazer
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