Farewell to Manzanar

During World War II a community called Manzanar was created in the high mountain desert country of California. Its purpose was to house thousands of Japanese Americans. Among them was the Wakatsuki family, who were ordered to leave their fishing business in Long Beach and take with them only the belongings they could carry. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she arrived at Manzanar in 1942, recalls life in the camp through the eyes of the child she was. First published in 1973, this new edition of the classic memoir of a devastating Japanese American experience includes an inspiring afterword by the authors.

Author: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 07/11/2017
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781328742117

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 363 / Farewell to Manzanar

About the Author
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston was born in California in 1934. She attended San Jose State University, where she met her husband, James D. Houston. For their teleplay for the NBC drama based on Farewell to Manzanar, they received the prestigious Humanitas Prize.

James D. Houston (1933-2009) was the author of several books including The Last Paradise, which received a 1999 American Book Award for fiction.