02410cam a2200385 i 4500 392986400 TxAuBib 20190928120000.0 170214s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016034443 9781580896887 158089688X (OCoLC)974612354 TxAuBib rda Grady, Cynthia. Write to me : letters from Japanese American children to the Librarian they left behind / Cynthia Grady ; illustrated by Amiko Hirao. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018] 26 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A touching story about Japanese American children who corresponded with their beloved librarian while they were imprisoned in World War II internment camps. When Executive Order 9066 is enacted after the attack at Pearl Harbor, children's librarian Clara Breed's young Japanese American patrons are to be sent to prison camp. Before they are moved, Breed asks the children to write her letters and gives them books to take with them. Through the three years of their internment, the children correspond with Miss Breed, sharing their stories, providing feedback on books, and creating a record of their experiences. Using excerpts from children's letters held at the Japanese American National Museum, author Cynthia Grady presents a difficult subject with honesty and hope. 20190928. Breed, Clara E (Clara Estelle), 1906-1994 Correspondence Juvenile literature. Poston Relocation Center (Ariz) Juvenile literature. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Japanese Americans Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Children United States Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 United States Juvenile literature. Children's librarians United States Biography Juvenile literature. Personal Narratives. Personal correspondence. Hirao, Amiko, illustrator.