by Jennifer Maruno (Author)
Nine-year-old Michiko bids her father goodbye. She doesn't know the government has ordered all Japanese-born men out of the province. Ten days later, her family joins hundreds of Japanese-Canadians on a train to the interior of B.C. She must face local prejudice, the worst winter in forty years, and her first Christmas without her father.
Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.3 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: April 15, 2009
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award (2012)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: When the Cherry Blossoms Fell
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 4
