Gaijin
Gaijin
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Gaijin

Hardcover
$19.99
$18.99
8 - 12
Reading age
144
Page count
32
Words per page
~301L
Lexile measure
Apr 15, 2014
Publication date

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This searing, cinematic graphic novel, by acclaimed author Matt Faulkner follows the story of Koji, a biracial prisoner in WWII America as he struggles to find his place. With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji Miyamoto quickly realizes that his home in San Francisco is no longer a welcoming one after Pearl Harbor is attacked. And once he’s sent to an internment camp, he learns that being half white at the camp is just as difficult as being half Japanese on the streets of an American city during WWII. Koji’s story, based on true events, is brought to life by Matt Faulkner’s powerful illustrations that reveal Koji struggling to find his place in a tumultuous world-one where he is a prisoner of war in his own country.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781423137351
    Publication Date
    April 15, 2014
    Original Publication Date
    April 15, 2014
    Page Count
    144
    Words Per Page
    32
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2013029795
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~301L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~J
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    166261
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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