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Journey to Topaz
Yoshiko Uchida
Trade Paper, 160 pages (5.25 x 8.25), ISBN: 1-890771-91-0, $9.95
Based on Yoshiko Uchida’s personal experiences, this is the moving story of one girl’s struggle to remain brave during the Japanese internment of World War II. In a bleak and dusty prison camp, eleven-year-old Yuki and her family experience both true friendship and heart-wrenching tragedy. Journey to Topaz explores the consequences of prejudice and the capacities of the human spirit. First published in 1971, this book is now a much loved and widely read classic. |
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About the Author:
Yoshiko Uchida was born in California in 1922 to Japanese American parents. During World War II, she and her family were sent to the Topaz internment camp. Journey to Topaz is one of her many celebrated young adult books, among them Picture Bride and Journey Home, that explore themes of the internment and Japanese culture. |
