Books like Changing times by Susan Martins Miller
In 1937, twelve-year-old Isabel Harrington lives in Seattle and dreams of seeing Walt Disney's Snow White, but when homeless men steal Christmas gifts from her father and people insult her best friend's family just for being Japanese American, she learns ways to combat injustice.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Susan Martins Miller
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