My Friend the Enemy
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0440421020 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, trying to avoid being sent to an internment camp. Sogoji was born in America. She scours the skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies. He’s eager to help Hazel with the war effort. Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji.Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson’s birthday and she’s been on the lookout for enemies ever since. Is this lonely boy really the enemy?In this thought-provoking story of patriotism, loyalty, and belonging, Hazel must decide what it means to be a true American, and a true friend.From the Hardcover edition.
Amazon Customer said Great for Teachers. I loved this book. It not only showed life during the war and how people rationed for it. It also showed how true friendship can conquer any bounds. I loved the building of the beginning of the war through Hazel's eyes. I love how it introduced it and foreshadowed til the end of the book. I also enjoyed them having personal family troubles explained as well as war troubles. I loved the military aspect of it from Jed as. spellbinding Little Hazel is mad. She's mad at the war, and she's mad at the stupid Japs for ruining her birthday. She thinks it's their entire fault that no one has time for her, and that her closest friend and her brother are leaving to join the army. Everyone is leaving this little tomboy - or so she feels. At school, she belongs nowhere. The girls are too girly and the boys are too irritating. At home, she doesn't seem to fit. . the government declared all Japanese untrustworthy and for that reason those people were removed from their home and forced to l The attack on Pearl Harbor and the following relocation of the Japanese living in the United States happened before I was born, but by reading My Friend the Enemy by J.B. Cheaney I was able to experience life as a child in the United States during World War II. The book began in fall of 19the government declared all Japanese untrustworthy and for that reason those people were removed from their home and forced to l Kayla Sawyer The attack on Pearl Harbor and the following relocation of the Japanese living in the United States happened before I was born, but by reading My Friend the Enemy by J.B. Cheaney I was able to experience life as a child in the United States during World War II. The book began in fall of 1944; almost three years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After this event in the war, the U.S. government began moving Japa. the government declared all Japanese untrustworthy and for that reason those people were removed from their home and forced to l Kayla Sawyer The attack on Pearl Harbor and the following relocation of the Japanese living in the United States happened before I was born, but by reading My Friend the Enemy by J.B. Cheaney I was able to experience life as a child in the United States during World War II. The book began in fall of 1944; almost three years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After this event in the war, the U.S. government began moving Japa. ; almost three years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After this event in the war, the U.S. government began moving Japa
. Adored neighbor Jed Lanski, en route to the Pacific, has asked Hazel to check on his parents periodically. Hazel's developing friendship with Sogoji is embellished with several subplots, including her older sister's secret engagement to Jed and the new teacher's reason for downplaying his heroic war record. The premise is an intriguing one, but readers may find Hazel's transformation from a Jap-hater into someone who can sympathize with Sogoji's plight too sudden to be believable and may wish for a deeper exploration of the protagonist's evolving sensitivities.–Ginny Gustin, Sonoma County Library System, Santa Rosa, CACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Although there are many novels and nonfiction works dealing with Japanese-American internment camps, there are none that deal specifically with avoiding internment. From School Library Journal Gr