They Called Us Enemy ( Graphic )

A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.
In 1942, at the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten "relocation centers," hundreds or thousands of miles from home, where they would be held for years under armed guard.
They Called Us Enemy is Takei's firsthand account of those years behind barbed wire, the joys and terrors of growing up under legalized racism, his mother's hard choices, his father's faith in democracy, and the way those experiences planted the seeds for his astonishing future.
What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can one person do? To answer these questions, George Takei joins co-writers Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.
Target age group 12-17
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    • Weight
      0.95 lbs
    • ISBN-13
      9781603094504
    • ISBN-10
      1603094504
    • Item #
      55142
  • Category
    Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Age Group
    13 to 14 yrs
  • Grade Level
    6-8
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Theme 1
    Graphic Novels
  • Theme 2
    History
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    Biography & Memoir
  • Awards
    Pura Belpre Award
  • Author
    Takei, George & Eisinger, Justin & Scott, Steven
  • Lexile Level
    680 AD
  • AR Level
    4.6
  • Dewey
    b
  • Publisher
    Random House, Inc.
  • Publication Date
    7/16/2019
  • Pages
    208
  • Dimensions
    0.8 H x 8.9 L x 6.5 W
  • Case Qty
    20

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