Dash

ISBN-10: 0545416361
ISBN-13: 9780545416368
Author: Larson, Kirby
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: Scholastic

Publication Date: May 2016

Copyright: 2014

Page Count: 256

Series: Dogs Of World War II

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Interest Level

Grades 3-7

Reading Level

Lexile: 570L
Accelerated Reader Level: 3.9
Accelerated Reader Points: 6.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Description
New from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson, the moving story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII. Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home -- or her beloved dog, Dash. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to Dash in spite of the hard times, holding on to the hope that the war will end soon and life will return to normal. Though they've lost their home, will the Kashino family also lose their sense of family? And will Mitsi and Dash ever be reunited?
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