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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2012 | Graphic Novels
Gr 7 Up—Ichiro is the son of a Japanese mother and an American father, a soldier who died years ago. The boy's identity seems fragmented and incomplete when readers first meet him. Ichiro was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and acts like a typical American boy. He misses the father he barely remembers, and is obsessed with reading his soldier's handbook to reconnect with his memory. He knows very little about his Japanese heritage, but when his mother takes a job in Tokyo, h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2012
Young Japanese American Ichiro is trying on versions of manliness, including mimicking the swagger and certainty of the U.S. military delineated in his long-dead father's army manual. When his mother brings Ichiro on an extended trip to Japan to visit her father while she pursues a new job, he feels stranded. His grandfather, a thoughtful man full of stories and myths, provides a new role model, but Ichiro's mixed-race heritage makes him feel like ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
On an extended trip to Japan with his mother, Japanese American Ichiro's mixed-race heritage makes him feel like an outsider. In this s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
