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A place to belong, Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo

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World War II has ended, and while America has won, twelve-year-old Hanako feels lost. To her, the world - and her world - seems irrevocably broken: America, the only home she's ever known, imprisoned then rejected her and her family - and thousands of other innocent Americans - because of their Japanese heritage, because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan - the country they've been forced to move, to, the country they hope will be the family's saving grace, where they were supposed to start new and better lives - is in shambles because America dropped bombs of their own; one on Hiroshima unlike any other in history. And Hanako's grandparents live in a small village just outside the ravaged city. The country is starving, black markets run rampant, and countless orphans beg for food on the streets, but how can hanako help them when there is not even enough food for her own brother? Hanako feels she could crack under the pressure, but just because something is broken doesn't mean it can't be fixed. Cracks can make room for gold, her grandfather explains when he tells her abou the tradition of kintsukuroi - fixing broken objects with gold lacquer, making them stronger and more beautiful than ever. As she struggles to adjust to find her place in a new world, Hanako will find that gold can come in many forms, and family may be hers. --
Language
eng
Work
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
405 pages
Note
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy book."
Isbn
9781481446648
Instance
Label
A place to belong
Title
A place to belong
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Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
World War II has ended, and while America has won, twelve-year-old Hanako feels lost. To her, the world - and her world - seems irrevocably broken: America, the only home she's ever known, imprisoned then rejected her and her family - and thousands of other innocent Americans - because of their Japanese heritage, because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan - the country they've been forced to move, to, the country they hope will be the family's saving grace, where they were supposed to start new and better lives - is in shambles because America dropped bombs of their own; one on Hiroshima unlike any other in history. And Hanako's grandparents live in a small village just outside the ravaged city. The country is starving, black markets run rampant, and countless orphans beg for food on the streets, but how can hanako help them when there is not even enough food for her own brother? Hanako feels she could crack under the pressure, but just because something is broken doesn't mean it can't be fixed. Cracks can make room for gold, her grandfather explains when he tells her abou the tradition of kintsukuroi - fixing broken objects with gold lacquer, making them stronger and more beautiful than ever. As she struggles to adjust to find her place in a new world, Hanako will find that gold can come in many forms, and family may be hers. --
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From dust jacket
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Kadohata, Cynthia
Dewey number
813/.54
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Ages 10-14
  • 690L
  • Sentence length: 2 (easy)
  • Word frequency: 1 (very easy)
Intended audience source
  • lexile
  • Lexile
Interest level
MG
LC call number
  • PZ7.K1166
  • PS3561.A3615
LC item number
  • Pl 2019
  • P43 2019
Literary form
fiction
Reading level
4.6
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Kuo, Julia
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Belonging (Social psychology)
  • Japanese Americans
  • Japan
  • Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Immigrants
  • Belonging (Social psychology)
  • Identity
  • Japanese Americans
  • Japan
  • JUVENILE FICTION
  • JUVENILE FICTION
  • JUVENILE FICTION
  • Japanese Americans
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Belonging (Social psychology)
  • Japan
  • Japan
  • Immigration and emigration
  • Immigrants
  • Identity (Psychology)
  • Japanese Americans
  • Immigration and emigration
  • Immigrants
  • Identity
  • Japanese Americans
  • Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
  • Japan
  • Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
  • Japan
Target audience
juvenile
Label
A place to belong, Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy book."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1056736228
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
405 pages
Isbn
9781481446648
Lccn
2018043629
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1056736228
Label
A place to belong, Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo
Publication
Copyright
Note
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy book."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1056736228
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
405 pages
Isbn
9781481446648
Lccn
2018043629
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1056736228

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