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This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II

by Andrew Fukuda

A wartime friendship across distance

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A wartime friendship across distance

Set against World War II, the novel brings together Alex Maki, a Japanese American boy from Bainbridge Island, and Charlie, a French Jewish girl, through a pen-pal correspondence that begins in 1935. Their connection gives the story a personal frame for considering war, hope, and the experiences of people caught up in it. The publisher description also links the book to the history of Japanese American incarceration, drawing on the setting of Manzanar as part of its historical context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in World War II fiction
  • Readers seeking stories about pen-pal friendships across cultural backgrounds
  • Those interested in fiction addressing Japanese American incarceration and wartime experience

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Friendship across distanceHope during wartimeJapanese American incarcerationWorld War II

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Book overview

Winner of the American Library Association's Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

For readers of The Librarian Of Auschwitz, This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals--a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl--as they fight to maintain hope in a time of war.

"I remember visiting Manzanar and standing in the windswept plains where over ten thousand internees were once imprisoned, their voices cut off. I remember how much I wanted to write a story that did right by them. Hopefully this book delivers."--Andrew Fukuda

In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when he's forced to become pen pals with Charlie L

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