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Under the Blood-Red Sun

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$11.99 US
5.5"W x 8.25"H x 0.56"D   | 8 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Sep 09, 2014 | 272 Pages | 978-0-385-38655-5
Age 12 and up | Grade 7 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile 640L | Fountas & Pinnell W
Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty.

World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats.

But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.
  • WINNER | 1999
    California Young Reader Medal
  • WINNER | 1998
    Hawaii Nene Award
  • WINNER | 1996
    Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
  • WINNER | 1995
    Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
  • WINNER | 1995
    ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • NOMINEE | 1998
    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

A Booklist Children’s Editor’s Choice
© Jeff Pfeffer
Graham Salisbury is the author of several novels, among them the award-winning Lord of the Deep, Blue Skin of the Sea, and Under the Blood-Red Sun. View titles by Graham Salisbury
Educator Guide for Under the Blood-Red Sun

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Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty.

World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats.

But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.

Awards

  • WINNER | 1999
    California Young Reader Medal
  • WINNER | 1998
    Hawaii Nene Award
  • WINNER | 1996
    Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
  • WINNER | 1995
    Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
  • WINNER | 1995
    ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • NOMINEE | 1998
    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award

Praise

Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

A Booklist Children’s Editor’s Choice

Author

© Jeff Pfeffer
Graham Salisbury is the author of several novels, among them the award-winning Lord of the Deep, Blue Skin of the Sea, and Under the Blood-Red Sun. View titles by Graham Salisbury

Additional Materials

Educator Guide for Under the Blood-Red Sun

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Discussion Guide for Under the Blood-Red Sun

Provides questions, discussion topics, suggested reading lists, introductions and/or author Q&As, which are intended to enhance reading groups’ experiences.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)