{"product_id":"love-in-the-library","title":"Love in the Library by Tokuda-Hall, Maggie","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful must-read.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in an incarceration camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII and based on true events, this moving love story finds hope in heartbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo fall in love is already a gift. But to fall in love in a place like Minidoka, a place built to make people feel like they weren't human--that was miraculous.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast--elderly people, children, babies--now live in prison camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, it seems, and Tama doesn't know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp's tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. And she isn't the only one. George waits each morning by the door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. As their friendship grows, Tama wonders: Can anyone \u003ci\u003epossibly\u003c\/i\u003e read so much? Is she the reason George comes to the library every day? Maggie Tokuda-Hall's beautifully illustrated, elegant love story features a photo of the real Tama and George--the author's grandparents--along with an afterword and other back matter for readers to learn more about a time in our history that continues to resonate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maggie Tokuda-Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 10.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536204308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e516386 \/ Love in the Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Tokuda-Hall\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlso an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Benji Davies, and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Oakland, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYas Imamura\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Very Oldest Pear Tree\u003c\/i\u003e by Nancy I. Sanders, \u003ci\u003eWinged Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e by Meeg Pincus, and other books for children. She lives in Portland, Oregon.","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42080964018329,"sku":"9781536204308","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_b6a16045-8e08-4ae5-8c8f-5ab3fbccfc88.jpg?v=1724619035","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/love-in-the-library","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}