by George Takei
First published 2024
Torn from his California home, George Takei is thrust into a bleak internment camp. Barbed wire fences and armed guards loom over his family's new barren existence. But Takei refuses to give up hope, even as his rights are stripped away. With resilience and resolve, he finds ways to retain his humanity and dignity against the forces that seek to break him. This gripping memoir lays bare the injustice and trauma of one man's battle for the freedom that was unjustly taken from him.
Genres: 20th-century, autobiography, biography-memoir, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: injustice, resilience
Setting: California, Internment Camps
Period: World War II
48 pages · Library Binding · Crown Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: racism