Fish for Jimmy

Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp

• Author(s): Katie Yamasaki,
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_10: 0823427870
  ISBN_13: 9780823427871
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century , Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / Asian American & Pacific Islander , Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories ,

Description:... For two boys in a Japanese American family, everything changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States went to war.


With the family forced to leave their home and go to an internment camp, Jimmy loses his appetite. Older brother Taro takes matters into his own hands and, night after night, sneaks out of the camp and catches fresh fish for Jimmy to help make him strong again.

This affecting tale of courage and love is an adaptation of the author's true family story, and includes a letter to readers with more information about the historical background and inspiration.