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Missing In Action (2010)

by Dean Hughes(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1416915028 (ISBN13: 9781416915027)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: I am on a quest to find young adult books that have strong Native American characters. Missing in Action fits the bill. Set in WWII, Jay moves to a small town where he deals with his own identity. His father is Navajo and MIA in the war, is one of few Native Americans in the area and is confused by a friendship that develops with a Japanese American living at an Internment Camp. A good read and one that I believe will be enjoyed boys with an interest in war, baseball and coming of age.
review 2: An interesting story about a boy who moves to Delta, Utah, with his mom to live with his grandparents. His father, who is half Navajo, is missing in action in WWII. Jay has to come to terms with who he is--part Indian--and becomes friends with a Japanese boy, who is... more living at the nearby Topaz Internment camp. As Jay tries to fit in with the other boys in the town, he learns more about himself and what's truly important in life. less

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