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Bezig met laden... The Sound of Life and Everythingdoor Krista Van Dolzer
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A fascinating speculative historical fiction debut set in 1950s California--perfect for fans of When You Reach Me. Twelve-year-old Ella Mae Higbee is a sensible girl. She eats her vegetables and wants to be just like Sergeant Friday, her favorite character on Dragnet. So when her auntie Mildred starts spouting nonsense about a scientist who can bring her cousin back to life from blood on his dog tags, Ella Mae is skeptical--until he steps out of a bio-pod right before her eyes. But the boy is not her cousin--he's Japanese. And in California in the wake of World War II, the Japanese are still feared and despised. When her aunt refuses to take responsibility, Ella Mae and her Mama take him home instead. Determined to do what's right by her new friend, Ella Mae teaches Takuma English and defends him from the reverend's talk of H-E-double-toothpicks. But when his memories start to resurface, Ella Mae learns some shocking truths about her own family and more importantly, what it means to love. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The 266-page novel for middle grade readers follows 12-year-old Ella Mae Higbee, a tough and thoughtful girl living in California shortly after World War II. Emotions and prejudices are on high alert since the war has ended.
Cousin Robby has been killed in the war. Ella Mae's Auntie Mildred finds a scientist who claims he can bring her dead cousin back to life using the blood on his dog tags, Ella Mae and her mama get wrapped up in a situation that defies everything they believe. When they are summoned to the lab to retrieve Robby, it's not her cousin who steps out of the bio-pod meant to “regrow” him — it's a young man named Takuma, and he's Japanese: the Enemy in the eyes of the God Fearing folk.
It's clear that the blood on Robbie's tags wasn't his own, and it's clear how Takuma's got there. Not only does Auntie Mildred refuse to take responsibility for him, but the entire community also turns its back on the Higbees as they befriend and care for Takuma.
Because of the nature of the story, Van Dolzer included a few tense and conflict-rich scenes — particularly one in which Takuma is refused entrance to a church. This scene helps show that even good people can be wrong sometimes when personal emotions are allowed to prevail.
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