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DASH
The moving story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII.
Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment in their home state of Washington following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home –or her beloved dog, Dash.
But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to Dash in spite of the hard times, holding on to the hope that the war will end soon and life will return to normal. Though they've lost their home, will the Kashino family also lose their sense of family? And will Mitsi and Dash ever be reunited?
Kirby Larson is the acclaimed author of the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, HATTIE BIG SKY and follow-up HATTIE EVER AFTER (Delacorte Books for Young Readers 2013). She is the author of THE FENCES BETWEEN US (Delacorte Book for Young Readers 2010) and THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL (2011). Kirby often collaborates with her good friend, Mary Nethery, which has resulted in TWO BOBBIES: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival, (Walker 2008), and NUBS: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle (Little, Brown 2009), which spent 12 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.
But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to Dash in spite of the hard times, holding on to the hope that the war will end soon and life will return to normal. Though they've lost their home, will the Kashino family also lose their sense of family? And will Mitsi and Dash ever be reunited?
Kirby Larson is the acclaimed author of the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, HATTIE BIG SKY and follow-up HATTIE EVER AFTER (Delacorte Books for Young Readers 2013). She is the author of THE FENCES BETWEEN US (Delacorte Book for Young Readers 2010) and THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL (2011). Kirby often collaborates with her good friend, Mary Nethery, which has resulted in TWO BOBBIES: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival, (Walker 2008), and NUBS: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle (Little, Brown 2009), which spent 12 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.
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Published 2014-08-01 by Scholastic Press |
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Published 2014-08-01 by Scholastic Press |