Red Berries White Clouds Blue Sky by Sandra Dallas

Red Berries

White Clouds

Blue Sky 

9.5 out of 10  
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Beautiful story.  The author researched used culturally correct vocabulary and voice.  Of course my connection to the text is my ethnicity.  Many parts of the book were significant to me and I am sure my mom would enjoy this read also.  She was two years old in Hawaii when all of this was happening.  There were way too many Japanese Americans in Hawaii to inter.  My grandparents were Nisei.  Born in America, just like Tomi.  They changed their names to American names and burned their Japanese things.  I also have a friend in KC who lived in Honolulu during the Bombing.  She wrote a nonfiction book called Pearl Harbor Child about her experiences.

I also love that in the end, this book comes back to ...WRITING!    Won't give it away.  :-)

This author used a lot of formal and informal language to portray the culture, emotions, and the time period.

     "You Japs bombed Pearl Harbor," he said, then turned and went inside, closing the door.
     "Me and Tomi didn't bomb anybody," Hiro called through the glass, but Mr. Akron ignored him.

     "Shikata ga nai," Mom said.

     Pop shrugged.  "What kind of country puts people in jail for nothing?"  He repeated the word. "Nothing, they chard me with nothing."