Jeanne is a child when her large family is relocated to an internment camp during World War II. Her family is forced to move to Manzanar , where they lose everything they have. Jeanne writes about the devastating effects the internment camp has on her family, but there is a disconnect as she views things through a child’s eyes. She does ordinary things at the camp, like go to church and take dance lessons. She recalls that the baton classes at Manzanar really did come in handy later, as she was a majorette in high school. After they leave the camp, Jeanne’s family scatters and never really recovers from the injustice of the internment camp. This is an insightful memoir that does a great job of remembering a terrible time in America’s past.

A fairly quick read that provided a perspective of WWII that I had not given much thought to. Great book to add to a list of others with other perspectives of WWII to get a deeper understanding of the war.

One of the best books about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Houston's descriptions of her mother during that time were, I thought, especially poignant.

One of the better Japanese American memoirs about the World War II incarceration and its effect on Japanese American families.

it was EXTREMELY boring. i didnt enjoy whats-so-ever, neither did i understand much.

An interesting nonfiction book about the relocation of a japanese american family during world war II. I felt like the story was kind of short and would have liked the author to go in more depth about her experiences. Overall an ok book.