{"product_id":"within-these-lines-softcover-9780310765219","title":"Within These Lines Softcover","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWithin These Lines: A WWII Historical Romance Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWithin These Lines\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving story of love, hope, and family set against the dark history of Japanese internment in America. This book had me captivated\" --Maureen McQuerry, YALSA award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Peculiars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Love Story Against Impossible Odds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvalina Cassano's life in an Italian-American family 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 the fact that interracial marriage is illegal in California, Evalina and Taichi vow they will find a way to be together. But anti-Japanese feelings erupt across the country after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Taichi and his family are forced to give up their farm and are incarcerated in a Japanese internment camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLife at Manzanar Relocation Center\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDegrading treatment at Manzanar Relocation Center is so difficult, Taichi doubts he will ever leave the camp alive. Treasured letters from Evalina are his sole connection to the outside world. Embracing the boldest action she can to help Taichi, Evalina begins to radically speak out at school and at home, shining a light on this dark and shameful racial injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith their future together on the line, Evalina and Taichi can only hold true to their values and believe in their love against all odds to have any hope of making it back to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWithin These Lines\u003c\/em\u003e is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA historical YA novel set against the backdrop of WWII and the shameful era of American injustice surrounding Japanese internment camps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTold from the dual points of view of an Italian-American woman and Japanese-American man brought together by love then separated by war, injustice, and hatred\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs haunting and unflinching as it is hope-filled and love-driven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of Monica Hesse, Ruta Sepetys, and Elizabeth Wein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorrill, Stephanie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Morrill lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with her husband and three kids. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Girl of Astor Street\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cem\u003eGo Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft into a Published Book\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Ellie Sweet series. She enjoys encouraging and teaching teen writers on her blog, GoTeenWriters.com. To connect with Stephanie and read samples of her books, check out StephanieMorrill.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680545870098,"sku":"9780310765219","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4df4d1fe-a4df-478d-b6e9-5519c5aafb8a.jpg?v=1734922376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/within-these-lines-softcover-9780310765219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}