Napoli, Donna Jo
Summary: Caught in Japan and separated from their father when World War II begins, Italian sisters Simona, eleven, and Carolina, eight, embark on a trying journey hoping to reach safety. Includes historical notes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NAPNapoli, Donna Jo
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Calogero Scalise and his Sicilian uncles and cousin live in small-town Louisiana in 1898, when Jim Crow laws rule and anti-immigration sentiment is strong, so despite his attempts to be polite and to follow American customs, disaster dogs his family at every turn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NAPNapoli, Donna Jo
Summary: "When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021