Sepahban, Lois Paper Wishes, 192 pages. Farrar Straus
Giroux, 2016. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
Manami’s family has gathered up and sent to the Manzanar
Relocation Camp in California during World War II. Their crime - being
Japanese. Everyone in the family is having a hard time adjusting to their
life in limbo. There is very little to occupy their time each day and it
is almost impossible to find any beauty and every space is overcrowded with too
many people. Manami has lost her words and even the love of her family
may not be enough to help her get them back.
I’m glad that even more people are speaking out about their
experiences in America during World War II. Sepahban doesn’t necessarily
bring anything new to the discussion, but she does describe a poignant scene to
the narrative.
EL, MS - ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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