Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II

While Americans fought for freedom and democracy abroad, fear and suspicion towards Japanese Americans swept the country after Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Culling information from extensive, previously unpublished interviews and oral histories with Japanese American survivors of internment camps, Martin W. Sandler gives an in-depth account of their lives before, during their imprisonment, and after their release. Bringing readers inside life in the internment camps and explaining how a country that is built on the ideals of freedom for all could have such a dark mark on its history, this in-depth look at a troubling period of American history sheds light on the prejudices in today's world and provides the historical context we need to prevent similar abuses of power.

Author: Martin W. Sandler
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Published: 08/27/2013
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.14lbs
Size: 10.73h x 8.87w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780802722775

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160434 / Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II

Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 531
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2013 pg. 157
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 129
Shelf Awareness 09/06/2013
Booklist 12/15/2013 pg. 41
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2014 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Martin W. Sandler is the author of Lincoln Through the Lens, The Dust Bowl Through the Lens, and Kennedy Through the Lens. He has won five Emmy Awards for his writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books, two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Among Sandler's other books are the six volumes in his award-winning Library of Congress American History Series for Young People, a series which has sold more than 500,000 copies. Other books by Mr. Sandler include: Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island, Trapped in Ice, The Story of American Photography, The Vaqueros, America: A Celebration, and This Was America. Mr. Sandler has taught American history and American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College, and lives in Massachusetts.

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