Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky

   After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1942, all the Japanese in America were sent to internment camps. People accused the Japanese of being spies. 'No Japs' signs were put up in stores. Innocent Japanese were arrested until they could prove they weren't spies. 

   

   Tomi Itano is an American Japanese. Her parents came from Japan, but at home they are loyal to America. They don't even speak Japanese. But then her father is arrested. While she and her family struggle to stay positive, they are shipped away to internment camps. 

   Wouldn't that be horrible? Taken away from your home to go to some camps that feel like prison. Not trusted by your fellow Americans. It would be awfully hard not to become bitter. How will Tomi handle the camps? Will her father ever come home?

 

   Despite its boring summary, I really like Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky. While Tomi struggles to remember that she's an American no matter what people say, Sandra Dallas takes you along with her in a sad, interesting book. Don't worry - no one dies.