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.
Praise forPearl:
School Library JournalBest Book of the Year
Horn Book MagazineBest Book of the Year
Kirkus ReviewsBest Book of the Year
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksBest Book of the Year
Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of the Year
American Library Association Great Graphic Novel for Teens
American Booksellers Association Indie Next Pick
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Recipient of five starred reviews
The titular pearl is abeautifully executedsymbol of hope, survival, and life that also reflects Amys struggles with her identity as Japanese and American. By turns devastating and uplifting, a powerful testament to the human will to survive -- and thrive. --Kirkus RlҬ
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