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The war outside

The war outside

Historical FictionYoung Adult
Pages
328
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II.

How it reads

EmotionalTenseThought-Provoking
Coming of AgeFound Family
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (1)
Trauma

Genres

Historical Fiction Young Adult World War II

Characters

HarukoProtagonist
MargotProtagonist
All characters in The war outside

Subjects

Asian AmericanCrystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, Tex.)Evacuation and relocation, 1941-1948Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945)FriendshipGerman AmericansJapanese AmericansPeople & PlacesTexasUnited StatesWorld War (1939-1945)

Places

Crystal City family internment campCrystal City, Tex.

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