Under the Blood-red Sun
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 9, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- A close-to-home view of wartime fear, where friendship holds steady as suspicion closes in.
- Themes
- Japanese American experience, Wartime family separation, Loyalty and friendship
- Genres
- 20th-Century US YA, War & Military YA, Prejudice & Racism for Teens
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Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty. World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America.
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But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.
Loyalty Under Pressure
A close-to-home view of wartime fear, where friendship holds steady as suspicion closes in.
Come here for
- A young perspective on Japanese American life during World War II
- Friendship tested by fear and upheaval
Expect
- Baseball-team loyalty set against the attack on Pearl Harbor
- A direct, emotionally grounded reading experience
Where it sits
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 56% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century US YA | 46% |
| War & Military YA | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 21st-Century US YA
- Friendship for Teens
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Graham Salisbury
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- September 9, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Japanese American experience · Wartime family separation · Loyalty and friendship
- Reading lane
- 21st-Century US YA