A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (砂漠に咲いたひまわり) Japanese/ English Bilingual by Felicia Hoshino, Amy Lee-Tai

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (砂漠に咲いたひまわり) Japanese/ English Bilingual

Felicia Hoshino, Amy Lee-Tai

32 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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Under the harsh summer sun, Mari's art class has begun. But it's hard to think of anything to draw in a place where nothing beautiful grows—especially a place like Topaz, the internment camp where Mari's family and thousands of other Japanese Amer...

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Moods

hopeful 100%
inspiring 100%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
lighthearted 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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4.14

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