Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 by Barry Denenberg

Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941

Dear America #24

Barry Denenberg

152 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult sad slow-paced

Description

Amber's journal chronicles two months that change her life forever. In late 1941 her family moves to Hawaii, landing in the epicenter of the attack that plunged the United States into World War II. As she watches her world literally explode in fla...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 50%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
emotional 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%

Pace

fast 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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3.7

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