A Boy No More
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9781416914044
Pages
136 pages
Genre
historical
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated from Hawaii to California, where he must deal with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, his father, and his own identity.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Family member death; Military families; Single parent; Race discrimination; death of a father; father in the military; single mother; prejudice
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese American / White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2004
Keywords
Pearl Harbor; World War II; Japanese; letters; farm life; dairy farm; moving; internment camps; Navy; trains
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Mazer, Harry, "A Boy No More" (2006). Diverse Families. 1164.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1164