book cover of The Children of Topaz
 

The Children of Topaz

(1996)
A non fiction book by

 
 
Based upon the diary of a third-grade class of Japanese-American children being held with their families in an internment camp during World War II, The Children of Topaz gives a detailed portrait of daily life in the camps where Japanese-Americans were taken during the war. There are many primary source documents including the children's drawings, maps of the camp, and photographs depicting the harsh, wartime attitudes toward these families.



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