War of the Eagles
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Year
1998
ISBN
9781551430997
Pages
224 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
During World War II near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Jed comes to better understand and take pride in his British and native Tsimshian ancestry through caring for an injured eagle at a military fort and losing his Japanese Canadian best friend to an internment camp.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Military families; Biracial; Race discrimination; Bicultural; Biethnic; father in the military; biracial; racism; bicultural teenager; biethnic teenager
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Tsimshian Indian / White
Family Formation
multigenerational
Awards
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 1998, Finalist
Keywords
Native Americans of North America; World War II; Japanese; Eagles; acceptance; hunting; internment camp; Navy; allegiance
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Walters, Eric, "War of the Eagles" (1998). Diverse Families. 1212.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1212