This is a fantastic book about a young Japanese American girl, Sumiko, who is sent to an interment camp in Arizona during WWII. The internment camp is located on an Indian Reservation. Through the fence the young girl and and a Native American boy befriend each other. They each find a way to stay strong and have hope even as so much is taken away from them. As bad as Sumiko thinks she has, she learns the Indians do not even have electricity or the right to vote. Though this book covers difficult topics, it is handled with hope. I think these are also topics important for young people to know about. They need to know how people were mistreated so it can be ended and not repeated. This is just a really great book for youth and adults alike.
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