Farewell to Manzanar (Sparknotes Literature Guide Ser.)

Synopsis

The powerful true story of life in a Japanese American internment camp.During World War II the community called Manzanar was hastily created in the high mountain desert country of California, east of the Sierras. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese American internees.One of the first families to arrive was the Wakatsukis, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. For Jeanne Wakatsuki, a seven-year-old child, Manzanar became a way of life in which she struggled and adapted, observed and grew. For her father it was essentially the end of his life.In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls life at Manzanar through the eyes of the child she was. She tells of her fear, confusion, and bewilderment as well as the dignity and great resourcefulness of people in oppressive and demeaning circumstances. Jeanne delivers a powerful first-person account that reveals her search for the meaning of Manzanar.Farewell to Manzanar has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. Named one of the twentieth century’s 100 best nonfiction books from west of the Rockies by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Copyright:

1973

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

224 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780547528618

Related ISBNs:

9781328742117

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Date of Addition:

09/15/23

Copyrighted By:

James A. Houston, James D. Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs

Grade Levels:

Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade

Reading Age:

8–12

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.