Mystery at Manzanar
A WWII Internment Camp Story
30 pages · Released Sep 1, 2008 · Capstone Classroom
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This graphic novel introduces young readers to a difficult but important historical period—the forced internment of Japanese Americans during WWII—through an engaging mystery narrative. The story balances historical education with age-appropriate storytelling, featuring a resourceful teenage protagonist who models critical thinking and justice-seeking. While the subject matter involves confinement and an attack, the treatment remains suitable for middle-grade readers, though the themes of discrimination and institutional injustice are weighty for younger elementary students.
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During World War II, 15-year-old Tommy Yamamoto and his family are forced into the Manzanar internment camp for Japanese Americans. While there, an elderly internee is attacked, and one of the camp's guards is charged with the crime. Tommy sets out to solve the crime and discovers some unlikely suspects. During World War II, 15-year-old Tommy Yamamoto and his family are forced into the Manzanar internment camp for Japanese Americans. While there, an elderly internee is attacked, and one of the camp's guards is charged with the crime. Tommy sets out to solve the crime and discovers some unlikely suspects.
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- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Graphic novels
- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Fiction
- Manzanar War Relocation Center
- Japanese Americans
- Mystery and detective stories
- Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945) fast
- Detective and mystery stories
- Juvenile fiction
- Comic books, strips
- Children's fiction
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ISBN 9781434208477 · Capstone Classroom