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This light between us : a novel of World War II /

In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Naz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fukuda, Andrew Xia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Tor Teen, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Regimental Combat Team, 442nd > Juvenile fiction.
United States. > Army. > Regimental Combat Team, 442nd > Fiction.
United States. > Army. > Regimental Combat Team, 442nd.
Pen pals > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Pen pals > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Prejudices > Fiction.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Fiction.
Jews > France > Paris > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Friendship.
Japanese Americans.
Jews.
Pen pals.
Prejudices.
United States.
France > Paris.
Concentration camps > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > France > Juvenile fiction.
Concentration camps > United States > Fiction.
Jews > France > Fiction.
1939-1945
Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Young adult works.
Description
Summary:In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie Lévy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.
Item Description:"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Physical Description:382 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781250192387
1250192382