House+of+the+Red+Fish

[[image:house of the red fish.jpg align="left"]]House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury
2006 Historical Fiction Recommended by Barrington Middle School ALA Notable 2007 SLJ gr 6-9

Booklist (4/15/06) "Like its prequel, Under the Blood Red SUn (2005), which won a Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, this novel tells of the hardship and vicious prejudice suffered by Japanese Americans in Hawaii, but it also conveys a sense of community that cuts across race and generations.

Student comment: It is an involving and inspiring historical fiction

Other comments from BMS: This has a prequel, but can be read as a stand alone. Also the book is old, but I think it is mostly undiscovered by our teens, which makes it kind of new. I've just started it, and so far am liking the voice. And is easy to read (4.2 reading level) yet not a simple story.

Comments:

An older title that is proving difficult to find. - Yvette/Merrimack