Alice on the Island: A Pearl Harbor Survival Story (Girls Survive)

by Mayumi Shimose Poe

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In 1941, thirteen-year-old Alice's days are filled with swimming in the Hawaiian sea, going to school and helping look after her younger siblings. But on 7 December, everything changes when she experiences an act of war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the United States enters World War II, Alice's father is sent to a Japanese internment camp, leaving Alice and the rest of her family struggling to adjust to life without him. Featuring non-fiction support material, a glossary and reader response questions, this Girls Survive story takes readers to one of history's most important moments.
  • ISBN10 149657852X
  • ISBN13 9781496578525
  • Publish Date 1 January 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Stone Arch Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 112
  • Language English