Dust of Eden

by Mariko Nagai

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Pub Date Mar 01 2014 | Archive Date Mar 31 2014

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"We lived under a sky so blue in Idaho right near the towns of Hunt and Eden but we were not welcomed there." In early 1942, thirteen-year-old Mina Masako Tagawa and her Japanese-American family are sent from their home in Seattle to an internment camp in Idaho. What do you do when your home country treats you like an enemy? This memorable and powerful novel in verse, written by award-winning author Mariko Nagai, explores the nature of fear, the value of acceptance, and the beauty of life. As thought-provoking as it is uplifting, Dust of Eden is told with an honesty that is both heart-wrenching and inspirational.

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ISBN	9780807517390
PRICE	$16.99 (USD)

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Jaye T, Educator

Excellent book. Drew me in from the start. Nagain writes so a reader feels the pain of this family and does so with simplicity and nuance.

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Jessica B, Reviewer

This ARC was given by Albert Whitman & Company via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This Historical fiction is written in verse and may be difficult for young readers to follow. However, the story and emotion this short read allows the reader a glimpse our past. It is not a proud past for America,but it is nice to have a book I can share with my students that allow them to see inside the life of a Japanese American girl that has been forced into an interment camp during World War II. This book allows the reader to have empathy towards the American citizens that were forced to leave their homes and jobs. Her father is imprisoned and the rest of Mina's family is forced into an internment camp. I look forward to sharing this book with my class during our WWII unit.