6/7/2023 0 Comments Write to Me by Cynthia GradyAware of the new wartime law relocating Japanese Americans to remote prison camps, Miss Breed hands the girl a self-addressed, stamped postcard and asks her to write. Young Katherine Tasaki tells Miss Breed, her librarian, that she and her family will be leaving San Diego soon. history and a brave librarian who inspired hope" - Publisher's Weekly Read more " affecting introduction to a distressing chapter in U.S. "A touching tribute to a woman who deserves recognition" - Kirkus Reviews " A beautiful picture book for sharing and discussing with older children as well as the primary audience" - Booklist STARRED REVIEW Using excerpts from children's letters held at the Japanese American National Museum, author Cynthia Grady presents a difficult subject with honesty and hope. Through the three years of their internment, the children correspond with Miss Breed, sharing their stories, providing feedback on books, and creating a record of their experiences. Before they are moved, Breed asks the children to write her letters and gives them books to take with them. When Executive Order 9066 is enacted after the attack at Pearl Harbor, children's librarian Clara Breed's young Japanese American patrons are to be sent to prison camp. A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in World War II internment camps.
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