Cherry Blossom Winter
Cherry Blossom Winter by Jennifer Maruno, published by Dundurn in September 2012, is a 174-page work written in English. This book follows ten-year-old Michiko as she grapples with her Japanese heritage amidst the turmoil following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As her family faces confiscation of their possessions and forced relocation, they navigate life in a small community where the men are sent to work on the railway, leaving the women and children to fend for themselves.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family, multigenerational connections, and social issues related to emigration and immigration. Michiko’s journey takes a turn for the better when a former Asahi baseball star becomes her teacher, igniting a passion for baseball in the town. As Michiko challenges the adults to a game, the community comes together, but impending relocation looms once again. With a new baby on the way, Michiko takes matters into her own hands, pretending to be her mother to secure a job for her father in Ontario, leading her family toward a new chapter in their lives.
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Ten-year-old Michiko wants to be proud of her Japanese heritage but can’t be. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her family’s possessions are confiscated and they are forced into deprivation in a small, insular community. The men are sent to work on the railway, so the women and children are left to make the trip on their own.
After a former Asahi baseball star becomes her new teacher, life gets better. Baseball fever hits town, and when Michiko challenges the adults to a game with her class, the whole town turns out.
Then the government announces that they must move once again. But they can’t think of relocating with a new baby coming, even with the offer of free passage to Japan. Michiko pretends to be her mother and writes to get a job for her father on a farm in Ontario. When he is accepted, they again pack their belongings and head to a new life in Ontario.
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