Under the Blood-Red Sun - (Prisoners of the Empire) by Graham Salisbury (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This 20th anniversary edition of Salisbury's novelNwinner of the Scott O'Dell AwardNabout the experiences of young Japanese-American citizens following the attack on Pearl Harbor and during World War II includes a letter from the author and other new materials.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty. <p/>World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. <p/>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. But one thing doesn't change: the loyalty of Tomi's buddies, the Rats.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction <p/>An ALA Best Book for Young Adults <p/>A <i>Booklist</i> Children's Editor's Choice<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Graham Salisbury's family has been in the Hawaiian Islands since the early 1800s. He currently lives with his family in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of the award-winning <i>Blue Skin of the Sea</i> and <i>Lord of the Deep</i>.
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