Thin Wood Walls - by David Patneaude (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Eleven-year-old Joe Hanada's world falls apart after Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor. When the government orders people of Japanese heritage living on the West Coast to move to internment camps, Joe turns to the journal his father gave him to record his thoughts and feelings.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Eleven-year-old Joe Hanada likes playing basketball with his best friend, Ray, writing plays and stories, and thinking about the upcoming Christmas holiday. But his world falls apart when Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor. His country goes to war. The FBI takes his father away. And neighbors and friends in his hometown near Seattle begin to suspect Joe, his family, and all Japanese Americans of spying for the enemy. When the government orders people of Japanese heritage living on the West Coast to move to internment camps, including Joe and his family, Joe turns to the journal his father gave him to record his thoughts and feelings.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Intricate and informative, the story portrays the clash of love and prejudice with depth and even humor.<br><br>Joe's first-person narrative is moving and clear in its depiction of the life, so cruel and unfair.<br><br>The author does a fine job of bringing the daily experience up close through the story of an American kid torn from home.<br>
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