Lines We Draw

Written by Camellia Lee · Illustrated by Eric Freeberg

Part of the I Am America series

Two friends face separation and prejudice during WWII. Can their bond survive?

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160 pages· 790L

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In 1941 Phoenix, Sumiko Adachi and Emi Kuno's friendship is tested as WWII erupts. With anti-Japanese sentiment rising, a line divides the city, separating them. Sumiko faces confinement while Emi remains free. Can their friendship endure the war's harsh realities? Discover the untold stories of those silenced by history.

From the publisher

It’s August 1941 when Sumiko Adachi starts at a new school in Phoenix, Arizona. In spite of her first-day jitters, she finds a friendly face in Emi Kuno. But everything changes after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, and the United States enters World War II. Suddenly the girls are faced with anti-Japanese sentiment from classmates and neighbors. When an arbitrary dividing line is drawn through Phoenix, the girls find themselves on opposite sides. Can Sumiko and Emi maintain their friendship when one of them is forced into a confinement camp, and the other is allowed to remain free? It’s the storytellers that preserve a nation’s history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events about people whose voices have been excluded, lost, or forgotten over time.

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