In 1941, thirteen-year-old Alice’s days are filled with swimming in the Hawaiian sea, going to school, and helping watch her younger siblings. But on December 7, everything changes when she experiences an act of war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the United States enters World War II, Alice’s father is sent to a Japanese internment camp, leaving Alice and the rest of her family struggling to adjust to life without him.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Chernobyl tragedy (theme), including death from radiation poisoning
- Mentions of abandoning pets during evacuations, which may be ‘put down’ (shot) by soldiers later
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