![]() ![]() Readers will be inspired by Sumiko's determination to survive and flourish in a harsh, unjust environment. Kadohata clearly and eloquently conveys her heroine's mixture of shame, anger and courage. They give you electricity," snaps Frank). The contrast between the Native Americans' plight and that of the interned may enlighten many readers ("They take our land and put you But Sumiko finds hope and a form of salvation as a beautiful garden she creates and a friendship with a Native American boy, Frank, both begin to blossom. ![]() Living like a prisoner in the desert, Sumiko nearly succumbs to what her grandfather termed "ultimate boredom" ("that mean close to lose mind," he explains). Then her aunt must sell their California flower farm they are transported to a makeshift camp and later to a Native-American reservation in Poston, Ariz. First, government officials take away Sumiko's uncle and grandfather. The girl's feelings of isolation turn to fear after the United States declares war on Japan. Early on, a heartbreaking scene foreshadows events to come, when Sumiko arrives at a classmate's birthday party and is told by the hostess to wait outside on the porch, and is then sent away. Sixth-grader Sumiko, the only Asian student in her class, has always felt like an outcast. Weedflower is the story of a young Japanese-American girl and her struggles with loss, loneliness, war, racism, and life in an internment camp during the World War II era. Cynthia Kadohata is a Newbery Award winning author of Kira-Kira. ![]() Traces the experiences of a Japanese-American girl and her family. Weedflower, Cynthia Kadohata, is a historical fiction novel for middle school readers. Set in America immediately before the attack on Pearl Harbor, this insightful novel by the Newbery-winning author of Kira-Kira ![]()
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