There were sad parts, but they were not too overwhelming or intense for my son who will not sleep if anything is too scary or worrisome. An excellent book! Mar 22, Alison S rated it it was amazing. This book is amazing. A must read! View 1 comment. Sep 18, Christopher Skip Green rated it it was ok Shelves: arguably-young-adult.
I read this book looking for books presenting a variety of perspectives on World War II to pitch to my students who will be reading The Book Thief. To my knowledge, there aren't a lot of books that deal with the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, so I was excited to see what Journey to Topaz had to offer. This book does a pretty good job of laying out basic factual information about what the average Japanese American living in California might have experienced at the outbreak I read this book looking for books presenting a variety of perspectives on World War II to pitch to my students who will be reading The Book Thief.
This book does a pretty good job of laying out basic factual information about what the average Japanese American living in California might have experienced at the outbreak of WWII. If nothing else, readers will go away knowing the basic facts. This book does not do a great job of giving the reader much to invest in beyond whatever curiosity drove him or her to pick the book up in the first place.
There's not much character depth and even the most compelling or unjust events aren't conveyed in a way that arouses much emotion. Presenting the story through the eyes of a girl was a step up from a dry recitation of the facts, but only a small step. Apr 18, Lora rated it really liked it. I wish there were more books about this disaster of American policy. Yuki and her family and friends were brave and kind. I wondered what happened next Jun 08, Nyah Prince rated it it was amazing.
I heard that we were going to be reading this book for learning about the Japanese Internment Camps, part of our WWll study. And I thought that this just might be a boring book with history included but when I read this book. It was more than I thought. It was so good and I wish there was a Journey To Topaz 2. I was truly an awesome and amazing book. And I learned a great deal of knowledge delivered in such a great way.
May 21, Lauren Stoolfire rated it really liked it Shelves: middle-grade , historical-fiction , war , childrens. If this isn't required reading for 5th or 6th graders it really should be.
Nov 22, Maddox W. They were living a normal day and the FBI comes to their door and takes their father away right after the attack of Perl Harbor. They send them all to camps down in the east. They live in hoarded conditions and little space. They meet wonderful classmates and people but unfortunately they have to move camps after reviving a letter from father saying he was OK they got their hopes up and now you will have to read to see what h This book is all about a chines family living in the US in during WWI.
They meet wonderful classmates and people but unfortunately they have to move camps after reviving a letter from father saying he was OK they got their hopes up and now you will have to read to see what happens next.
Hope this was helpful and it's a wonderful story for all ages. Nov 08, Julia rated it really liked it. I really liked it. The characters are lovely and sweet. It ended quite abruptly but anything to get the family out of there is good by me. Jun 22, Amber Spencer rated it really liked it. I think this made a bigger impression on me, having just been to visit the Manzanar National Park.
May 08, Eva "Rigby" Nyman rated it liked it Shelves: in-class-books. A few of my classmates read this book in fifth grade for the pre-Humanities requirements. This was the only one I didn't read, but after my teacher assigned us to read and review book about intolerance, I remembered this one and decided to finally read it. Yuki lives a perfectly normal life, surrounded by friends and family. Soon after this, Yuki, her family, and thousands of oth A few of my classmates read this book in fifth grade for the pre-Humanities requirements.
Soon after this, Yuki, her family, and thousands of other Japanese-Americans from the West-Coast are taken to internment camps far from their homes, and imprisoned for an undetermined amount of time.
I was It was a good story, all in all, but I got bored of it in some parts and had to really try to get into it. The Japanese Internment itself is an interesting topic, and is largely overshadowed by other atrocities occurring at that time such as the Holocaust. Yuki herself isn't a very deep character, although she displays real and relatable emotions to what's happening, it's hard to get into her mind.
On the other hand, as I mentioned above, the story was an interesting one, I simply think I'd be able to get more into it if I had read it in fifth grade instead of now. All in all, I'd recommend this book to students or kids being introduced to this topic, as it's fairly short and plenty informative.
Of these, decades and many moves later, I still have five of them that I couldn't let go. This story of a young Japanese-American girl interned by the U. If you're curious, the others include Freedom for a cheetah and Mr.
The child narrator's voice is beautifully done -- straightforward but at the same time innocently accepting of whatever life sends -- and perhaps for that very reason highlights as an older voice could not the the shameful nature of the government's treatment of its own citizens.
A wonderful book that combines great storytelling with historical fact. Nov 17, Wyatt rated it did not like it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida is a good book. In the beginning of the book The Yuki Chan and her family is at their house. Then later they hear about the bombing of pearl harbor. Then they have ten days to pack to go to camp. Their camp is at an old horse race track and they live in a horse stable.
They become friends with their neighbors the Journey to Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida is a good book. They become friends with their neighbors the Kuriharas. Their dad is in a different camp and Yuki's older brother ken has to look after Yuki and their mom.
But then ken gets a letter from his college saying that they can take him out of camp to finish school. But he decides not to go when they hear that they are changing camps and going to topaz Utah. It was worse living in Utah but they got used to it. This book is valuable because it teaches people about what happened to the Japanese Americans during world war two and how hard it was for them. The parts about the book that I found slow and unnecessary was the part where they were packing and waiting to hear about their father.
I do agree with the author's perspective on how it was wrong to put all of the Japanese Americans in camps. The book makes me feel bad for all of the Japanese who had to leave their homes and go to camp. Sometimes the book was boring but it is a good book. I chose that because all the Japanese had to leave their homes and go to camp. They even made them go to camp even if they were good people who born in america just because there parents were Japanese. Journey to topaz is a good book because it teaches people about how hard it was for the Japanese Americans in world war 2.
Apr 15, Mike Steele rated it really liked it. Totally by coincidence, two different groups that I am affiliated with selected books for their reading clubs that deal with the Japanese internment during World War II. The first book only mentioned the internment in one chapter, while this entire children's book deals with what happens on December 7, and in the year that follows the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Yuki's life change on December 7. Her father is immediately arrested for no crime other than he was Japanese. He is eventuall Totally by coincidence, two different groups that I am affiliated with selected books for their reading clubs that deal with the Japanese internment during World War II.
He is eventually sent to Montana. The rest of the family, along with all Japanese on the West Coast, are sent to internment camps to wait out the war.
Topaz was hastily built in the desert of Utah. Sand get everywhere. The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II was not only a national tragedy, it was a personal one for those who were rounded up from their homes and forced to move to isolated camps. Through Yuki, the main character, readers can see the events of the internment process firsthand; she and other characters are so well drawn that the history of the period comes alive.
This novel is a good way to learn about important historical events, and Uchida does not compromise her subject matter by making up wild adventures or a stereotypical happy ending. Journey to Topaz speaks candidly about its serious subject: readers who enjoy exercising their ability to think will appreciate this well-told and interesting book.
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View the Study Pack. View the Lesson Plans. Order our Journey to Topaz Study Guide. About the Author. Plot Summary. After several hours, Mrs. Sakane serves tea and cake to the two policemen and the FBI man. Yuki is indignant that her mother is treating these unwelcome intruders with courtesy, but the proper Mrs.
Sakane is always gracious. The law enforcement officers make awkward small talk with Mrs. Sakane as Yuki glares at them. After a few more hours, a telephone call prompts the two policemen to leave, but the FBI man remains. Ken Sakane, Yuki's older brother, returns home from the library where he has been studying for his school finals. Ken is perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old and is tall and strong.
He is also athletic, being the star forward on a local Japanese student basketball team. Sakane informs Ken of the current Browse all BookRags Study Guides. Copyrights Journey to Topaz from BookRags. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Journey to Topaz from Amazon.
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