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This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II
This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II | Andrew Fukuda
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For readers of The Librarian Of Auschwitz: a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen palsa Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girlas they fight to maintain hope in a time of war. I remember visiting Manzanar and standing in the windswept plains where over ten thousand internees were once imprisoned, their voices cut off. I remember how much I wanted to write a story that did right by them. Hopefully this book delivers.Andrew Fukuda In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when hes forced to become pen pals with Charlie Lvy of Paris, Francea girl. He thought she was a boy. In spite of Alexs reluctance, their letters continue to fly across the Atlanticand along with them, the shared hopes and dreams of friendship. Until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the growing Nazi persecution of Jews force them to confront the darkest aspects of human nature. From the desolation of an internment camp on the plains of Manzanar to the horrors of Auschwitz and the devastation of European battlefields, the only thing they can hold onto are the memories of their letters. But nothing can dispel the light between them. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 1
#MMMTbr

smjohns I love this idea! Might have to steal. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @smjohns I‘m not sure where it originated 🤷‍♀️ 4y
LinesUponAPage So, did you finish it yet, Misty? This was my favorite ARC for the year it came out! It was so different than so many other HF in the last few years. Enjoy, if you haven‘t started it yet 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Lifeisasnap not yet! I‘m at a point where I can start a new book so I‘ll choose this one ❤️ how are you? 4y
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● UNLIKELY PENPALS ● A JAPANESE AMERICAN BOY -ALEX MAKI ● A FRENCH JEWISH GIRL --CHARLIE LEVY ● WWII BACKDROP -LOTS OF WAR SCENES
● INTERNMENT CAMP FOR JAPANESE AMERICANS ● JEWISH CONCENTRATION CAMPS
If you like stories based on then you should really read/listen to this...it gave me some Between Shades of Gray vibes...although it didn't quite deliver the feels that BSOG did, it really shined from an educational point of view.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#LighttheWay
#FlyHighJuly

I won this one from Goodreads! Anyone read it?!

Andrea313 Hydrangea envy! 😍 4y
Eggs It sounds really good. I read a couple books about Manzanar 💔 4y
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TheBookHippie If you still have this I want it when you‘re done !!! For my students 4y
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“You be safe. You come home alive.” Her eyes well up. “I will, Mother.” She smiles, sadly. “All those camouflage nets I made at the factory. I hope one of them finds its way to you. I hope it hangs over you. Because then it will feel like I‘m with you. That it‘s my hand over you, protecting you somehow.”

I took a pause from this book because the subject matter & treatment of the Japanese Internment & Holocaust camp prisoners hurt my heart.

Scochrane26 It sounds intense. 5y
LinesUponAPage @Scochrane26 in a lot of ways it is. It came out on the 7th. You should order it if you like historical fiction WWII books or request it from your local library. Oh, and it‘s a YA novel. (edited) 5y
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I would really like to finish reading, This Light Between Us right now but this little girl keeps jumping from my lap to my husband and yet, she, unlike her brother isn‘t messaging us that she wants to go out or even play. We tried everything. I tried reading to her. Nope not that either. Maybe we just make a good Agility challenge? 🤪🤔 #nonbookishdog #wouldratherbereading #funstuffathomenot

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“Never judge a book by its cover. This is what they tell themselves. But once inside, their worst fears are confirmed. The book is worse than the cover. The walls are just wood sheeting, splintery and thin. No paint or insulation or plaster covers them. The floor is composed of wood planks with large knotholes slapped together. No linoleum covering. Placed around the room are seven army cots, metal skeletons. None with a mattress or a pillow.”

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“But this makes me wonder about something. Do you ever worry if we did meet in person, we might find that we do not like each other? Maybe we only like—how to say in English—idéals of each other? Maybe in real life we are quite different? Oh, my thoughts get so deep and negative when I am all alone! Does this happen a lot to you, my lonely turtle boy? Do you find yourself thinking strange, depressing thoughts? Your fellow lonely turtle, Charlie”

tpixie Great quote and cozy place to read! 5y
LinesUponAPage @tpixie very cozy, thanks! 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Lights
#HollyJollyReading

I found this one while looking for something else 💡📚

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻 5y
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