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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100618809155

ISBN-139780618809158

eBay Product ID (ePID)63876223

Product Key Features

Book TitleThin Wood Walls

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicFamily / Parents, Historical / United States / 20th Century, General, People & Places / United States / Asian American, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Historical / Military & Wars

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorDavid Patneaude

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Reviews"Unique. . . [A] well-written novel." School Library Journal The author does a fine job of bringing the daily experience up close through the story of an American kid torn from home. Booklist, ALA Mriad small humiliations, erupting prejudices, and gross violations of justice are clearly portrayed, though, and readers who've paid any attention to nightly news can draw their own parallels to the imperilment of civil rights in times of national crisis. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Joe's first-person narrative is moving and clear in its depiction of the life, so cruel and unfair. Kirkus Reviews Intricate and informative, the story portrays the clash of love and prejudice with depth and even humor. VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), Intricate and informative, the story portrays the clash of love and prejudice with depth and even humor., The author does a fine job of bringing the daily experience up close through the story of an American kid torn from home.

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromFifth Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisEleven-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., 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.