Books like Janey G. Blue, Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Kathleen Duey
In 1941, following the surprise Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, sixth‑grade janey G. Blue finds her world shattered. The novel follows her small‑town perspective as she reacts to the tragedy and the aftermath of the attack in Hawaii.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Kathleen Duey
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