Missing in Action
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- Synopsis
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Dirty. Lazy. Good-for-nothing.
Jay Thacker is used to being called names because his dad is half Navajo.
But things are different after he and his mother move to a small town in Utah to stay with his grandparents during WWII.
Jay makes friends and earns money working the fields for his well-respected grandfather--but he encounters a problem in Ken, a fellow worker who's from the nearby Japanese internment camp. Ken's a Jap.
And Jay's dad, who's been fighting for the navy out in the Pacific, is missing in action.
This moving story about an unlikely friendship deftly addresses themes of prejudice and intolerance, providing readers a glimpse of the past that enlightens the present.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781416999041
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781481426992
- Publisher:
- ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
- Date of Addition:
- 07/07/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Dean Hughes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.