This light between us : a novel of World War II / Andrew Fukuda.
By: Fukuda, Andrew Xia [author.].
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Tor Teen, 2020Edition: First edition.Description: 382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781250192387; 1250192382.Subject(s): United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd -- Juvenile fiction | United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd -- Fiction | United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd | 1939-1945 | Pen pals -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction | Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Juvenile fiction | Jews -- France -- Paris -- Juvenile fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction | Pen pals -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Prejudices -- Fiction | Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction | Jews -- France -- Paris -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction | Friendship | Japanese Americans | Jews | Pen pals | Prejudices | Pen pals -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction | Concentration camps -- United States -- Juvenile fiction | Jews -- France -- Juvenile fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction | Pen pals -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Prejudices -- Fiction | Concentration camps -- United States -- Fiction | Jews -- France -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction | United States | France -- ParisGenre/Form: Young adult fiction. | Historical fiction. | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Juvenile works. | Young adult works. | Young adult fiction. | Historical fiction.Additional physical formats: Online version:: This light between usSummary: In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Voorhees | Fiction | Young Adult | Y Fuk (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 04/19/2024 | 05000007286326 |
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Winner of the American Library Association's Asi an/Pacific American Award for Literature
For readers of The Librarian Of Auschwitz , This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals--a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl--as they fight to maintain hope in a time of war.
"I remember visiting Manzanar and standing in the windswept plains where over ten thousand internees were once imprisoned, their voices cut off. I remember how much I wanted to write a story that did right by them. Hopefully this book delivers."-- Andrew Fukuda
In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when he's forced to become pen pals with Charlie Lévy of Paris, France--a girl . He thought she was a boy. In spite of Alex's reluctance, their letters continue to fly across the Atlantic--and along with them, the shared hopes and dreams of friendship. Until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the growing Nazi persecution of Jews force them to confront the darkest aspects of human nature.
From the desolation of an internment camp on the plains of Manzanar to the horrors of Auschwitz and the devastation of European battlefields, the only thing they can hold onto are the memories of their letters. But nothing can dispel the light between them.
"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Includes bibliographical references.
In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.