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1	The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood more books like this by Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley When her family set off to extend Britain's colonial settlements in Kenya to Thika, the author of this memoir was just a child, riding along in their cart. Her book recollects life growing up on her family's struggling farm, adventures in the jungle, and encounters with her family's Masai and Kikuyu neighbors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Journey to Topaz more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida Eleven-year-old Yuki Sakane and her family are living in California when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Suddenly, it seems as if all people of Japanese descent are seen as suspicious. Soon Yuki's father is taken away by the FBI, and Yuki, her mother, and her brother are sent to an internment camp--first at the horse stalls of the Tanforan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Picture Bride more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida Carrying a photograph of the man she is to marry but has yet to meet, young Hana Omiya arrives in San Francisco, California, in 1917, one of several hundred Japanese "picture brides" whose arranged marriages brought them to America in the early 1900s. Her story is intertwined with others: her husband, Taro Takeda, an Oakland shopkeeper; Kiku and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Journey Home more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida This sequel to JOURNEY TO TOPAZ takes place after 12-year-old Yuki and the rest of her Japanese-American family are released from Topaz, the internment camp they and many other Japanese-Americans were forced to live in during World War II. Although Yuki and her family are once again free, they are still often treated with hatred and prejudice. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.80! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida Eleven-year-old Yuki Sakane and her family are living in California when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Suddenly, it seems as if all people of Japanese descent are seen as suspicious. Soon Yuki's father is taken away by the FBI, and Yuki, her mother, and her brother are sent to an internment camp--first at the horse stalls of the Tanforan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.36! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Jar of Dreams more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida During the Great Depression, an 11-year-old Japanese-American girl named Rinko must contend not only with poverty, but also with prejudice. Despite many hardships, Rinko finds comfort through her friendship with an aunt from Japan who comes to stay with the family for the summer. Will Aunt Waka be able to help Rinko and her family fulfill their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Desert Exile more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida Autobiographical account of the internment of the Japanese American author's family in 1942. see all copies from $2.57! new only from $7.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Bracelet more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida In this picture book set during World War II, a Japanese-American girl named Emi and the rest of her family are forced to leave their home and live in an internment camp. Emi, a second grader, tries to be brave, but when she loses the bracelet given to her by the best friend she left behind in California, Emi feels she can't cope. Luckily, Emi's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Best Bad Thing more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida In this sequel to "A Jar of Dreams", Rinko is dismayed when her mother forces her to spend the last month of her summer vacation helping out Mrs. Hata, a recently widowed neighbor. Rinko is uncomfortable around Mrs. Hata, who lives in a creepy old house and who everyone says is crazy. Will anything good come out of Rinko's helping Mrs. Hata and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.62! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Invisible Thread more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida The author of "The Best Bad Thing", "The Happiest Ending", and "A Jar of Dreams" tells of her childhood in Berkeley, California. Although her parents were both born in Japan, Yoshiko, her older sister Keiko, and her parents all consider themselves Americans. Although Yoshiko and her family are happy in the United States, she describes her feelings ... see all copies from $5.14! new only from $5.14!
11	Under the eye of the storm by John Hersey see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Invisible Thread: An Autobiography more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida The author of "The Best Bad Thing", "The Happiest Ending", and "A Jar of Dreams" tells of her childhood in Berkeley, California. Although her parents were both born in Japan, Yoshiko, her older sister Keiko, and her parents all consider themselves Americans. Although Yoshiko and her family are happy in the United States, she describes her feelings ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $218.62! \| first editions
13 view cover	Magic Listening Cap: More Folk Tales from Japan more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida (Illustrator) This collection of Japanese folktales includes "The Wrestling Match of the Two Buddhas", "Three Tests for the Prince", "The Man Who Bought a Dream", and "The Grateful Stork". Illustrated with b&w drawings. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	Here to Stay more books like this by John Hersey see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
15	The Happiest Ending more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida Set in 1936, this sequel to "A Jar of Dreams" and "The Best Bad Thing" once again features Rinko Tsujimura, a Japanese American girl who is now 12 years old. Here Rinko learns that Teru, the daughter of family friend, is coming from Japan to the United States to take part in an arranged marriage with a man twice her age. Feeling that this is an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.21! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Wise Old Woman more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida A picture-book retelling of a Japanese folktale. When a cruel village master decrees that anyone over age 70 is useless and must die, all the elderly of the village are taken up to a mountain and left to perish. A young farmer realizes that his beloved mother will soon be 70 and so builds a secret room for her in his house to hide her from the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.39! \| first editions
17	800,000,000, the real China more books like this by Ross Terrill see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Sumi's special happening by Yoshiko Uchida, Kazue Mizumura see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	The Sea of Gold, and Other Tales from Japan more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida Twelve stories representing a variety of Japanese folklore. see all copies from $2.73! new only from $8.06! \| first editions
20 view cover	Samurai of Gold Hill more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida The story of a young boy and his father who must leave Japan for America because there is no place for a samurai asuch as his father. They come to Califonria in 1869 to become farmers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	In-between Miya more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida A painful lesson teaches Miya that social standing and affluence have little to do with being happy. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22	The Rooster Who Understood Japanese more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida, Charles Robinson Miyo, a young Japanese American, helps her neighbor find a home in the country for her pet. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23	Dancing Kettle more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida, Richard C. Jones (Illustrator) see all copies from $5.00! signed copies \| first editions
24	Takao and grandfather's sword. more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25	The Two Foolish Cats: Suggested by a Japanese Folktale more books like this by Yoshiko Uchida, Margot Zemach (Illustrator) A favorite Japanese folktale retold about two greedy cats and a wise old monkey. Full-color illustrations throughout. see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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