Pearl
“Pearl” by Sherri L. Smith is a graphic novel published by Scholastic Incorporated in 2024, featuring 132 pages in English. This work presents the story of Amy, a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who travels to Hiroshima to visit her ailing great-grandmother. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the narrative unfolds as Amy finds herself unable to return to Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor, leading her into a complex web of loyalty and identity.
Readers will discover Amy’s journey as she grapples with her role in a tumultuous time, translating English radio transmissions for the Japanese army while facing the looming threat of internment camps for her family in America. The graphic novel explores themes of family and historical conflict, as Amy navigates her new life in Japan, forms a deep friendship, and confronts the challenges of belonging in a world marked by war. Through its captivating illustrations and storytelling, “Pearl” offers a poignant look at the struggles of a young girl caught between two nations.
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With five starred reviews and numerous accolades, a beautifully crafted and captivating graphic novel from award-winning writer Sherri L. Smith and Eisner-nominated artist Christine Norrie about a Japanese-American girl who must survive years of uncertainty and questions of loyalty in Hiroshima during World War II.
Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941. When the Japanese navy attacks Pearl Harbor, it becomes impossible for Amy to return to Hawaii. Conscripted into translating English radio transmissions for the Japanese army, Amy struggles with questions of loyalty and fears about her family amidst rumors of internment camps in America — even as she makes a new best friend and, over the years, Japan starts to feel something like home. Torn between two countries at war, Amy must figure out where her loyalties lie and, in the face of unthinkable tragedy, find hope in the rubble of a changed world.
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