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From facinghistory.org: FAREWELL TO MANZANAR is the true story of Jeanne Wakatsuki's family‘s attempt to survive the indignities caused by forced detention, and of a native-born American child who discovered what it was like to grow up behind barbed wire in the United States during WW2.
#MiddleGradeMonday @karisimo Easily a Middle Grade read, I think this book actually should be prescribed reading for schools along with your regular chemistry textbook!
This memoir is a brutally honest reflection about the overwhelming emotions of growing up in poverty. Sixth-grader Rex feels incredible shame at the stigma of being in the free lunch program and inability to afford school supplies, on top of trying to shield his little brother from the DV between his stepfather and mother. Ultimately the book ends in a positive note as the family finds help.
Winner of the 2020 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction award
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This is the only one I could think of. Curious to see what my fellow Littens come up with.
To start off nonfiction November, let's share memoirs for #middlegrademonday !
The tagged is about the author's trip to Europe in his middle school years and captures all the insecurities of that age so well. Graphic memoirs like this one are becoming quite the trend!
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