{"product_id":"obasan-paperback","title":"Obasan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Kogawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the American Book Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the author's own experiences, this award-winning novel was the first to tell the story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's own experiences, this award-winning novel was the first to tell the story of the evacuation, relocation, and dispersal of Canadian citizens of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Kogawa\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Vancouver in 1935 to Japanese-Canadian parents. During WWII, Joy and her family were forced to move to Slocan, British Columbia, an injustice Kogawa addresses in her award-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eObasan\u003c\/i\u003e. Kogawa has worked to educate Canadians about the history of Japanese Canadians and she was active in the fight for official governmental redress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1986, Kogawa was made a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2010, the Japanese government honored her with the Order of the Rising Sun \"for her contribution to the understanding and preservation of Japanese Canadian history.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.84 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 1993\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 Obasan\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755683905824,"sku":"9780385468862","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9bbb222ee8cc2bef07ecd4dd9086d1bd.webp?v=1780065771","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/obasan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}