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During the early years of World War II, third‑grade student Aki and her family are uprooted from Arizona and sent to the Poston Relocation Center, a harsh backdrop for the loss of a childhood. Meanwhile, in Orange County, California, Sylvia, a Mexican‑American child, and her family take over a farm and challenge the segregation that limits their daughter's schooling. The novel juxtaposes Aki’s experience of the government‑mandated internment with Sylvia’s fight for equal educational opportunity, highlighting the broader issues of race relations, discrimination, and civil rights for ethnic minorities in the United States.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Winifred Conkling
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