Under the Blood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Dec.17, 2012, under Battle of the Books 2012-2013, Historical Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Student Reviews, War
Review by Ryan
Who would like this book? Kids in middle school would like it. It’s not long and it’s historical fiction.
Why? This book takes place in 1941 around the time of the Pearl Harbor attack in Hawaii. Tomi is Japanese, born in America. He lives with his mom, dad, sister, and grandpa. When the Pearl Harbor attack happens, Tomi doesn’t know what to think of it until his father and grandpa are arrested. So he has to take care of his family now, but he does have the help of all his friends and his baseball team: The Rats. Can he handle all the responsibility, or will he let his family starve?
The details: 246 pp. 1994 Review by Ryan D.
