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Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky by Sandra Dallas

Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky

By Sandra Dallas
Level 7
Review:

This is my top recommended historical fiction book about the Japanese internment camps during World War II. Tomi Itano, a 12-year-old second-generation Japanese American, lives on a strawberry farm in California. Everything changes for Tomi after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and she eventually finds herself in an internment camp, trying to adjust to a new life. This book shows the true, hard facts about a dark period of history, but mixes it with the powerful messages of hope, forgiveness, and service. This is a very worthwhile and engaging book for children of all ages.

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Region California, United States
Period 1942
Genre Historical Fiction
Digital Format Audiobook, E-book
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  • 5 Entertainment Value
  • 3.5 Moral Value
  • 3 Educational Value
  • 4 Literary Value
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