Journey to Topaz

by Yoshiko Uchida and Donald Carrick

Donald Carrick (Illustrator)

Based on Yoshiko Uchida's personal experiences, this is the moving story of one girl's struggle to remain brave during the Japanese internment of World War II. In a bleak and dusty prison camp, eleven-year-old Yuki and her family experience both true friendship and heart-wrenching tragedy. Journey to Topaz explores the consequences of prejudice and the capacities of the human spirit. First published in 1971, this book is now a much loved and widely read classic.

• ISBN10: 1890771910
• ISBN13: 9781890771911
• Publish Date: 12 November 2015 (first published 1 January 1971)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 18 February 2023
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Heyday Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 168
• Language: English

Reviews

[sstaley]

My daughter is reading this at school in her
Utah Studies class. We are also reading it together
at home and having some great discussions.

This is a good book for tweens/teen to read about The
Japanese-American Evacuation. The story is told from
a child's point of view, but it is an important story to tell.
It was a sad part of US history.