Japan+-+History

=Japan - History=

Kara D.
 * [[image:http://syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0689861893%20:/LC.JPG width="142" height="200"]] || **__ Aleutian Sparrow __** ||
 * ^  || ** Karen Hesse ** ||
 * ^  || **Summary**: This book is about a girl named Vera and all the hard things she went through. This is taking place June of 1942, months after the attack at Pearl Harbor; the Japanese now attacked Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Vera’s story is about she, her friends and her family lived during this time. Some died in the camp that they were sent to. When Vera can finally return to her homeland in Kashega, she is sad, for almost all of her belongings are destroyed. She can never again live in Kashega. ||
 * [[image:three_stars.jpg]]: || **Historical note**: The battle of the Aleutian Islands is known as the “Forgotten Battle”. The time of the war was June 3, 1942 to August 15, 1943. The Japanese bombed Unalaska Island to start to war. Overall, 5,831 people were killed in the process. ||
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 * Class**:H3 ||^  ||
 * || **Review**: I felt that this book was very touching and the setting of Alaska was very cool, however I think it lacked communication with the reader because I lost interest sometimes through out the book. ||
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 * __ Title: Sisters of the Sword __** ||
 * Author: Maya Snow ** ||
 * Summary**: Two sisters, Hana and Kimi, are daughters of a king in Japan. Then one day, their uncle kills the girls’ dad and the rest of their family. The daughters run away before they are killed and go to a samurai school. Since they’re no girls allowed, they dress up as boys and work as slaves. They train when they’re not working so one day, they can get revenge on their uncle. ||
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 * Summary**: Two sisters, Hana and Kimi, are daughters of a king in Japan. Then one day, their uncle kills the girls’ dad and the rest of their family. The daughters run away before they are killed and go to a samurai school. Since they’re no girls allowed, they dress up as boys and work as slaves. They train when they’re not working so one day, they can get revenge on their uncle. ||
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 * Historical note**: This takes place in Japan, time of the Samurai, or medieval Japan. Samurais were members of the warrior class in Japan. They valued Horsemanship, Skill with a bow, Strong self-discipline, and bravery. ||
 * Reviewed by**: Danielle Stanley
 * Reviewed by**: Danielle Stanley


 * Class**:H1 ||^  ||
 * Review**: I gave this book 5 stars because I enjoyed reading it. It had a lot of action and betrayals, and I like that in a book ||
 * Review**: I gave this book 5 stars because I enjoyed reading it. It had a lot of action and betrayals, and I like that in a book ||


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