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Reviewed on November 1, 2021 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–7—Sandy Saito, who lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his family, doesn't have the strongest relationship with his father, James, a physician; James's focus on his work means he doesn't always have time for Sandy. But they do love to bond by watching the Japanese Canadian baseball team, the Asahi, play every summer, until the unthinkable happens: The U.S. naval base Pearl Harbor is attacked in 1941. This event triggers the U.S.'s entry into World War II, and Sandy, James, and other coastal Japanese-descended citizens in the United States and Canada quickly face discr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More