{"product_id":"9781250104144","title":"Paper Wishes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Wishes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lois Sepahban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving debut middle-grade novel about a girl whose family is relocated to a Japanese internment camp during World War II—and the dog she has to leave behind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen-year-old Manami did not realize how peaceful her family's life on Bainbridge Island was until the day it all changed.  It's 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Manami and her family are Japanese American, which means that the government says they must leave their home by the sea and join other Japanese Americans at a prison camp in the desert. Manami is sad to go, but even worse is that they are going to have to give her and her grandfather's dog, Yujiin, to a neighbor to take care of. Manami decides to sneak Yujiin under her coat and gets as far as the mainland before she is caught and forced to abandon Yujiin.   She and her grandfather are devastated, but Manami clings to the hope that somehow Yujiin will find his way to the camp and make her family whole again. It isn't until she finds a way to let go of her guilt that Manami can reclaim the piece of herself that she left behind and accept all that has happened to her family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e by Lois Sepahban is a heartrending middle-grade novel and piece of historical fiction set during World War II about love, longing, and a girl who finally finds her voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s a novel that stays, bravely, in that place of pain, making clear that scars will be left behind not only for the children whose families were incarcerated, but also for the generations that follow. And yet, although the tone is sober and sad, it’s also a ­novel in which a mute child finds her voice, ­at last.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis historical debut speaks volumes of love and longing.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"A superior story of survival and love set during this dark time in American history.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This engaging...book offers a personal perspective on events and reasons to care about the outcome. \u003cb\u003eA fine selection for historical-fiction fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"\u003cb\u003eEngrossing and heartrending.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It’s a novel that stays, bravely, in that place of pain, making clear that scars will be left behind not only for the children whose families were incarcerated, but also for the generations that follow. And yet, although the tone is sober and sad, it’s also a ­novel in which a mute child finds her voice, ­at last.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250104144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40603753906382,"sku":"9781250104144","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ea494fd2-9b3d-4cd4-96d1-665405425c46.jpg?v=1638062828","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250104144","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}