Cherry Blossom Winter

A Cherry Blossom Book

Jennifer Maruno

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Dundurn Group Ltd
02 January 2013

Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA)

After being outcast to a small community, 10-year-old Michiko's life gets better when a former baseball star becomes her teacher. Second book in the Cherry Blossom Books series.

Ten-year-old Michiko wants to be proud of her Japanese heritage but can't be. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her family's possessions are confiscated and they are forced into deprivation in a small, insular community. The men are sent to work on the railway, so the women and children are left to make the trip on their own.

After a former Asahi baseball star becomes her new teacher, life gets better. Baseball fever hits town, and when Michiko challenges the adults to a game with her class, the whole town turns out.

Then the government announces that they must move once again. But they can't think of relocating with a new baby coming, even with the offer of free passage to Japan. Michiko pretends to be her mother and writes to get a job for her father on a farm in Ontario. When he is accepted, they again pack their belongings and head to a new life in Ontario.

By: Jennifer Maruno
Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 177g
ISBN: 9781459702110
ISBN 10: 1459702115
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 02 January 2013
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims.

Jennifer Maruno is a long-time educator and writer of award-winning educational materials. Her debut novel, When the Cherry Blossoms Fell, was shortlisted for the 2011 Hackmatack Award and the 2012 Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award. Her second historical novel, Warbird, followed in 2010. She lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Reviews for Cherry Blossom Winter: A Cherry Blossom Book

Maruno has created a gentle novel that adds to our Canadian story. - Resource Links (NL) June 2012 ""Cherry Blossom Winter is a book about the deep roots of traditions, core family values, and successful relationships, as much as it is about a government's betrayal of a people who helped to build a province, and Michiko is a likeable character readers will be happy to follow, wherever she goes. A satisfying read."" -- Canadian Materials, April 20, 2012 Employing a cast of charming characters and highlighting positive elements such as baseball, community gardens, fundraising bazaars, and family weddings, Maruno brings to life this tragic part of Canadian history while showing that, among the poverty and loss experienced by the internees, strong communities were still able to grow. -- Quill & Quire, June 2012