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This poignant first novel is set in post-World War II Japan during the American occupation. Told from multiple viewpoints, it is a story of nationality and identity, family and friendship, love and loss. Twelve-year-old Aya and her father have been repatriated to Japan after their release from a Canadian internment camp. Aya struggles to fit into an unfamiliar country where even though she looks like everyone else, she is viewed as an outsider,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More