{"product_id":"desert-diary-japanese-american-kids-behind-barbed-wire-9781580897891","title":"Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire","description":"\u003cb\u003eA moving primary source sheds light on the experience of Japanese American children imprisoned in a World War II internment camp.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA classroom diary created by Japanese American children paints a vivid picture of daily life in a so-called \"internment camp.\" Mae Yanagi was eight years old when she started school at Topaz Camp in Utah. She and her third-grade classmates began keeping an illustrated diary, full of details about schoolwork, sports, pets, holidays, and health--as experienced from behind barbed wire. Diary pages, archival photographs, and narrative nonfiction text convey the harsh changes experienced by the children, as well as their remarkable resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael O. Tunnell is a retired professor of children's literature and the author of several books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eCandy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's \"Chocolate Pilot,\" \u003c\/i\u003ean Orbis Pictus Honor book. While writing \u003ci\u003eDesert Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, he had the privilege of interviewing Mae Yanagi and many of her former classmates from Topaz Camp.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478126661906,"sku":"9781580897891","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8d3b2d2-3be8-4483-a631-d0f06cebb9f7.jpg?v=1730284472","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desert-diary-japanese-american-kids-behind-barbed-wire-9781580897891","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}