Pearl

A girl caught between two warring nations must navigate loyalty and survival in WWII Hiroshima.

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144 pages· 1,287 words· Est. 12 min read

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Bookroo's summary

In 1941, thirteen-year-old Amy visits Hiroshima, only to be stranded when war erupts. As a Japanese-American, she's forced to translate for the Japanese army, torn between her homeland and her heritage. Amidst whispers of internment camps and newfound friendships, Amy grapples with loyalty and identity. Can she find hope in a world shattered by conflict?

From the publisher

With five starred reviews and numerous accolades, a beautifully crafted and captivating graphic novel from award-winning writer Sherri L. Smith and Eisner-nominated artist Christine Norrie about a Japanese-American girl who must survive years of uncertainty and questions of loyalty in Hiroshima during World War II.Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941. When the Japanese navy attacks Pearl Harbor, it becomes impossible for Amy to return to Hawaii. Conscripted into translating English radio transmissions for the Japanese army, Amy struggles with questions of loyalty and fears about her family amidst rumors of internment camps in America – even as she makes a new best friend and, over the years, Japan starts to feel something like home. Torn between two countries at war, Amy must figure out where her loyalties lie and, in the face of unthinkable tragedy, find hope in the rubble of a changed world.

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