A Diamond in the Desert Contributor(s): Fitzmaurice, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142424374 ISBN-13: 9780142424377 Publisher: Puffin Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2013 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2011012041 |
Age Level: 10-UP |
Grade Level: 5-UP |
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" L (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 150059 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Twelve-year-old Tetsu eats, sleeps and breathes baseball. It's all he ever thinks about. But after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tetsu and his family are forced from their home into an internment camp in the Arizona desert with other Japanese Americans, and baseball becomes the last thing on his mind. The camp isn't technically a prison, but it sure feels like one when there's nothing to do and no place to go. So when a man starts up a boys' baseball team, Tetsu is only too eager to play again. But with his sister suddenly falling ill, and his father taken away for questioning, Tetsu is forced to choose between his family and his love of the game. |
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