{"id":4545,"date":"2018-01-21T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T06:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2018-01-21T08:58:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T14:58:28","slug":"7-imps-7-kicks-570-featuring-amiko-hirao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4545","title":{"rendered":"7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks #570: Featuring Amiko Hirao"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nOver at BookPage<\/em>, I’ve got a review of Cynthia Grady’s<\/a><\/strong> Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind<\/em> (Charlesbridge, January 2018), illustrated by Amiko Hirao. <\/p>\n

That review is here<\/a><\/strong>, and today I’m following up with some spreads from the book. <\/p>\n


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“… Miss Breed gave Katherine a stamped, addressed penny postcard in exchange for her library card. ‘Write to us,’ Miss Breed said. ‘We’ll want to know where you are.'”<\/em>
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“At the train station, Miss Breed couldn’t believe her eyes. Hundreds of families were tagged as if they were bundles of luggage. Soldiers with guns stood by. …”<\/em>
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“Finally the war ended.
As the Japanese Americans were released from each prison camp,
they had to decide where to go. …”<\/em>
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\nWRITE TO ME: LETTERS FROM JAPANESE AMERICAN CHILDREN TO THE LIBRARIAN THEY LEFT BEHIND. Text copyright \u00a9 2018 by Cynthia Grady. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2018 by Amiko Hirao and reproduced by permission of the publisher, Charlesbridge, Watertown, MA.<\/em><\/p>\n

Note for any new readers: 7-Imp\u2019s 7 Kicks is a weekly meeting ground for taking some time to reflect on Seven(ish) Exceptionally Fabulous, Beautiful, Interesting, Hilarious, or Otherwise Positive Noteworthy Things from the past week, whether book-related or not, that happened to you. New kickers are always welcome.<\/p>\n

* * * Jules’ Kicks * * *<\/strong><\/font>
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1)<\/strong><\/font> It’s heartening to see the women’s marches this weekend. <\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> I’ve enjoyed seeing Edel Rodriguez’s<\/a><\/strong> art lately, so I enjoyed this<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

3)<\/strong><\/font> Story time at Parnassus yesterday …<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong><\/font> … followed by lunch with visiting friends where … <\/p>\n

5)<\/strong><\/font> … I got to meet the dynamite teacher behind this project<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

6)<\/strong><\/font> A whole WEEK of snow days for my girls. <\/p>\n

7)<\/strong><\/font> I found out a while back that 7-Imp was ranked by Feedspot in the Top 100 Children\u2019s Book Blogs<\/a><\/strong> for parents, teachers, and kids. That is lovely to hear.
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What are YOUR<\/font><\/strong> kicks this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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