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Aleutian Sparrow
(2003, Fiction - Historical Fiction, Written by Karen Hesse)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 10. -
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Few kids will want to read it all the way through.
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for Ages 10–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Aleutian Sparrow
Parents need to know that this book deals with a little-known part of American history at least as shameful as the Japanese internment. Your children will need background, context, and help understanding how such a thing could have happened.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the internment of Aleutian Islanders during World War II. How was this different from internment of other citizens of different ancestry? How was it the same? Do you think something like that could happen again today?
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