Sylvia & Aki
Product Description: Sylvia Mendez never expected to be at the center of a landmark legal battle; all she wanted was to enroll in school. Aki Munemitsu never expected to be relocated to a Japanese internment camp in the Arizona desert; all she wanted was to stay on her family farm and finish the school year. The two girls certainly never expected to know each other, until their lives intersected in Southern California during a time when their country changed forever. Based on a true story and interviews with the protagonists.
Culture/Community: Japanese / Japanese American, Nigerian / Nigerian American
Heritage & History: Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage and History, Hispanic Heritage and History
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Strong Girls and Women, Family and Friends, Journeys, Displacement, Race, Racism, and Prejudice, Activism and Social Justice, Civil Rights, U.S. History, World History
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction
Format: Novel
Audiobook: No
Age Level: Middle Grade
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Topic page: Important ELL Court Cases
Book Series: Coming of Age: Big Changes, Celebrating Women's History: Asian Pacific American Trailblazers, Friends and Frenemies for Middle Grades and Young Adults: Hispanic Heritage, Historical Fiction: Asian Pacific American Heritage (Grades 4-6), Historical Fiction for Middle Grades and Young Adults: Hispanic Heritage, Japanese-American Incarceration During World War II: Books for Kids and Young Adults, School Tales for Middle Grades, Tales of Courage: Hispanic Heritage, World War II: Asian Pacific American Perspectives, Courageous Girls: Books for Middle Grades