Within these lines

Within these lines

Stephanie Morrill

eBook - 2019

When Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamasaki are torn apart by the events following the attack on Pearl Harbor, they must fight if they want any hope of returning to one another before World War II steals their future together. Within These Lines is one unflinching, haunting, historical novel you don't want to miss; perfect for fans of Monica Hesse, Ruta Sepetys, and Elizabeth Wein. Evalina Cassano's life in an Italian-American family living in San Francisco in 1941 is quiet and ordinary until she falls in love with Taichi Hamasaki, the son of Japanese immigrants. Despite the scandal it would cause and that inter-racial marriage is illegal in California, Evalina and Taichi vow they will find a way to be together. But anti-Japanese fee...lings erupt across the country after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Taichi and his family are forced to give up their farm and move to a Japanese-American internment camp. Degrading treatment makes life at Manzanar Relocation Center difficult. Taichi's only connection to the outside world is treasured letters from Evalina. Feeling that the only action she can take to help Taichi is to speak out against injustice, Evalina becomes increasingly vocal at school and at home. Meanwhile, inside Manzanar, fighting between different Japanese-American factions arises. Taichi begins to doubt he will ever leave the camp alive. With tensions running high and their freedom on the line, Evalina and Taichi must hold true to their ideals and believe in their love to make a way back to each other against unbelievable odds.

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Manzanar War Relocation Center > Fiction.
Interracial dating > Fiction.
Japanese Americans > Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Fiction.
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[United States] : Zondervan 2019.
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English
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Stephanie Morrill (author)
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9780310765264
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In 1940s San Francisco, Italian American Evalina Cassano falls in love with Japanese American Taichi Hamasaki. Interracial marriage is illegal in California, but they still hope to get married one day. But three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, racism and hatred for the Japanese heightens as America enters WWII. Taichi and other Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps across the nation. Evalina and Taichi must both hold on to their love and beliefs if they hope to survive and build a life together. Morrill produces a historical novel that blends devastating true events with lifelike fictional characters as it brings history to life. Similar to Kathy Kacer's The Sound of Freedom (2018), Morrill's story takes place during WWII and highlights the U.S. internment of Japanese Americans. Told in Evalina's and Taichi's alternating voices, readers get a firsthand look at both characters' worlds and perceive the struggles of the Japanese Americans during WWII.--Savannah Patterson Copyright 2019 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-It's 1942, and in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, California teenagers Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamisaki fight for their right to love each other. Evalina is the daughter of Italian parents who own an Italian restaurant, and Taichi is the son of Japanese parents who provide the produce for the Cassanos' restaurant. Evalina and Taichi vow to love each other and never give up. However, as Taichi settles into life at Manzanar Relocation Center, in the shadow of Mt. Whitney, and Evalina prepares for her first year at Berkeley, the obstacles become more than they can handle. Japanese is peppered throughout, and the author's extensive research helps to create a rich and engaging atmosphere that will transport readers. Both Evalina and Taichi develop as their stories unfold, and readers get to see them mature and grow as their circumstances evolve. -VERDICT A solid pick for anyone who enjoys historical fiction or romantic tales of love, loss, and reunion. Recommended for general purchase.-Maryjean Bakaletz, -Morris County Library, Whippany, NJ © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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