{"product_id":"toshiko-paperback","title":"Toshiko - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Kluckner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWartime, 1944, in the British Columbia Interior - a farm boy becomes curious about the predicament of two Japanese-Canadian teenagers marooned on a nearby farm with their families, unable to live in their former homes on the coast. His friendship with the girl, Toshiko, blossoms into romance and becomes a scandal following a fight at a school dance. Thrown out of his house by his racist father, he sets off with her on a freight train bound for Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Kluckner\u003c\/strong\u003e's illustrated books include \u003cem\u003eVanishing Vancouver\u003c\/em\u003e, detailed histories of Vancouver, Victoria and Toronto, a sketchbook of Canada's cultural landscapes, and memoirs of farm life. Also, by Michael Kluckner and Midtown Press are graphic novels set in British Columbia: \u003cem\u003eThe Rooming House\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eToshiko and Julia\u003c\/em\u003e set in the past; \u003cem\u003e2050\u003c\/em\u003e in the future; and a book of art entitled \u003cem\u003eHere \u0026amp; Gone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42290149687431,"sku":"9781988242354","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d5d19f5dfb68d8c613884f845b4331b4.webp?v=1737965598","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/toshiko-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}