{"product_id":"love-in-the-library-paperback","title":"Love in the Library - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaggie Tokuda-Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYas Imamura\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Captures the resilience of human dignity and optimism. . . . A powerful must-read.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring World War II, Tama is sent to live in an incarceration camp in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast--elderly people, children, babies--now live in camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, and Tama doesn't know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the incarceration camp's tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. And she isn't the only one. George waits each morning by the door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. As their friendship grows, Tama wonders: Can anyone possibly read so much? Is she the reason George comes to the library every day? Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura's beautifully illustrated, elegant love story features a photo of the real Tama and George--the author's grandparents--and an unflinching and necessary afterword that helps readers to learn more about a time in our history that continues to resonate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Tokuda-Hall\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlso an Octopus\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Benji Davies, and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Oakland, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYas Imamura\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Very Oldest Pear Tree\u003c\/i\u003e by Nancy I. Sanders, \u003ci\u003eWinged Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e by Meeg Pincus, and other books for children. She lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.2 x 10.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Love in the Library\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751544652064,"sku":"9781536236668","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/868a3714aea4d6da658ef5f30e4a1a0c.webp?v=1779975519","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-in-the-library-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}