Gaijin: American Prisoner of War
Illustrator
Matt Faulkner
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781423137351
Pages
144 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a thirteen-year-old California boy who is half Japanese is sent to an internment camp. Story based on the history of the author's great-aunt.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Incarceration; Biracial; internment camp; biracial family, biracial child
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
100 Magnificent Childrens Books, 2014
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015
Guide Book to Gift Books, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015
Great Lakes Great Books Award, 2015
Nominee
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, 2014, Winner, Children's Book
Cybils Awards, 2014, Finalist, Graphic Novel
Keywords
World War I; San Francisco; Pearl Harbor; discrimination
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Faulkner, Matt, "Gaijin: American Prisoner of War" (2014). Diverse Families. 859.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/859