Dreams of Home And her father is taken away by the authorities. But hell breaks loose in paradise on December 7, when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and Grace’s world turns upside down.Perhaps most frig
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| Title | : | Dreams of Home |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00D6TSOKU |
| Format Type | : | - |
| Number of Pages | : | 0 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-02 |
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Editorial : About the Author Growing up in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California was, for me, idyllic. It was a time before stories of smog, drugs, gangs, terrorists, Eli, corporate greed, or identity theft were in the news every night. I walked to and from school with my friends, and played dodge ball, hopscotch and jacks during recess. At home we played hide and seek, kick the can, and hit the bat. TV and movies had no ratings and lyrics to songs were easily discernible. My father was a great story teller; so much so that often, we could only distinguish one of his tall tales from the truth by the dimples that appeared even without his smile. He and my mother encouraged my growing imagination and ultimately, I too became a story teller, but on paper. Sometimes those stories were short, sometimes long, and sometimes they appeared as limericks or haiku. Although I still write in all those forms, my favorite is probably the mid-length novel. My first book, Pueblo Summer, was written after
Grace Kawakami lives in paradise—at least that’s what they call Hawaii in 1941. But hell breaks loose in paradise on December 7, when Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and Grace’s world turns upside down. Her mother, a nurse, is called to work at the hospital. Her brother, Tom, is called to serve with his ROTC unit. And her father is taken away by the authorities. Grace is alone with only herself to depend on.
Perhaps most frightening of all is that her brother, Richie, is trapped in Japan and can’t come home. And, since all the Kawakami children are dual citizens, Richie may be drafted into the Japanese army. Could it really be that Grace’s two brothers might end up fighting each other?
She’s scared, uncertain and confused. All she can hope is that love will bring her family back together again…because all she has left are dreams of home.
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