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Dear America

The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941

by Kirby Larson

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Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson brings us the first new Dear America diary in years, taking readers through the attack on Pearl Harbor, the start of World War II, and the Japanese incarceration. With this sweeping tale of life on the World War II home front, Kirby Larson brings her incredible talent to the Dear America series. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, America is finally unable to ignore the wars raging in Europe and Asia any longer. And one girl's entire life is about to change when everything she knows is turned on its head. After the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, where her brother, a navy sailor, is stationed, Piper Davis begins chronicling her compelling journey through one of history's most tragic and unforgettable eras.

World War, 1939-1945DiariesPhotographyEvacuation and relocation, 1942-1945FictionMinidoka Relocation CenterJapanese AmericansJuvenile fictionEvacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01801850World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924Historical fictionChildren's fiction