Sign in with Facebook
American Girl
by
Tony Talbot (Goodreads Author)
Mary Tanaka is an average American girl until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Then overnight she becomes something terrible: She becomes Japanese.
Suddenly, everyone hates her: Bricks thrown through her father's store windows, signs saying No Japs. Even her boyfriend turns against her.
And when the American government decides that every Japanese within a hundred miles of...more
Then overnight she becomes something terrible: She becomes Japanese.
Suddenly, everyone hates her: Bricks thrown through her father's store windows, signs saying No Japs. Even her boyfriend turns against her.
And when the American government decides that every Japanese within a hundred miles of...more
ebook
Published
(first published June 22nd 2011)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-15
of
15)
This is an R2R
So, I personally don't normally read historical fiction books. I just prefer YA fiction over most other books. So, I'm not going to be reviewing it like any other book. I am going to review it like a historical fiction book compared to other historical fiction books.
Summary:
"Mary Tanaka is an average American girl until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Then overnight she becomes something terrible: She becomes Japanese.
Suddenly, everyone hates her: Bricks thrown through her fat...more
So, I personally don't normally read historical fiction books. I just prefer YA fiction over most other books. So, I'm not going to be reviewing it like any other book. I am going to review it like a historical fiction book compared to other historical fiction books.
Summary:
"Mary Tanaka is an average American girl until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Then overnight she becomes something terrible: She becomes Japanese.
Suddenly, everyone hates her: Bricks thrown through her fat...more
This is an R2R review.
Being a fan of Japanese culture and political history, I gave this book a try and I’m glad I did. It’s about a Japanese-American family living in Seattle after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As their country goes to war, the world turns on them: neighbors vandalize their house, FBI agents search their possessions and finally they are whisked to Japanese internment camps, a dark stain on America’s history. It reminded me of George Takei’s experience in the camps that he spoke o...more
Being a fan of Japanese culture and political history, I gave this book a try and I’m glad I did. It’s about a Japanese-American family living in Seattle after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As their country goes to war, the world turns on them: neighbors vandalize their house, FBI agents search their possessions and finally they are whisked to Japanese internment camps, a dark stain on America’s history. It reminded me of George Takei’s experience in the camps that he spoke o...more
2 likes · like · see review
view 2 comments
This novel is about a young Japanese girl and her family living in the state of Washington during and after the Pearl Harbor attack. It is a perspective I've never imagined. I'm not going to get into the summary extensively but the characters were a fun read.
Mary's family, the Tanakas, are a loving hard working family until everything is stripped from them. It's a sad tale of being accused, singled out, and practically ostracized.
I don't know how I feel about the scene where Karl spits at Mary...more
Mary's family, the Tanakas, are a loving hard working family until everything is stripped from them. It's a sad tale of being accused, singled out, and practically ostracized.
I don't know how I feel about the scene where Karl spits at Mary...more
Jul 23, 2012
Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Mallory Anne-Marie by:
Shut Up & Read
“American Girl” is a riveting and engrossing YA novel (quite enjoyable for adult readers too) told from the point of view of a Nisei girl turning sixteen on Dec. 7, 1941-the day of the fatal bombing at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mary Tanaka, her older brother Ichiro (stationed at Pearl Harbor), and her younger brother Kenichi, are Nisei: American-born, while their parents are Issei, of Japanese birth and not allowed to become American citizens. But Mary, Kenichi’s, and Ichiro’s American citizenship b...more
2 likes · like · see review
Great book. The author did a good job of showing us what it's like to grow up American and then have your identity suddenly challenged because of war, prejudice and the cruelty of others. This novel transports the reader back to a time when Japanese Americans were suddenly made persona non grata after the Pearl Harbor attack. But Pearl Harbor didn't just impact the lives of adults, it also changed the lives of children who were born in America. The author does an excellent job of telling this st...more
American Girl is a thought-provoking book.
Being Australian, I didn't study American history at school and my study of the World Wars were skewed to cover mostly the Australian stories and experiences. The happenings in America and other areas of the world were briefly covered, but not in any great detail. So this book introduced me to what it might have been like for the Japanese during the war.
Sometimes I drew strong comparisons between myself and Mary Tanaka (the main character of the book),...more
Being Australian, I didn't study American history at school and my study of the World Wars were skewed to cover mostly the Australian stories and experiences. The happenings in America and other areas of the world were briefly covered, but not in any great detail. So this book introduced me to what it might have been like for the Japanese during the war.
Sometimes I drew strong comparisons between myself and Mary Tanaka (the main character of the book),...more
Feb 19, 2013
Rory M.
is currently reading it
Oct 25, 2012
NOVA
marked it as to-read
Aug 26, 2012
Blue Eyed Vixen
marked it as to-read
Jul 11, 2012
Brittany
marked it as to-read
May 14, 2012
Becky
marked it as to-read
Jan 23, 2012
Lisa J. Finesse
marked it as to-read
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shut Up & Read: * {Read it & Reap81}-American Girl by Tony Talbot | 15 | 54 | Jul 25, 2012 05:41pm |
Tony Talbot started writing short stories in 2008, after a dream he had and couldn't shake; Finally his wife told him to write it down or stop talking about it.
He wrote his first Young Adult novel, Over the Mountain, in 2008, and has completed several others and a growing raft of short stories since.
He lives in a village in Leicestershire UK, with an American wife he met online and a teenage cocka...more
More about Tony Talbot...
He wrote his first Young Adult novel, Over the Mountain, in 2008, and has completed several others and a growing raft of short stories since.
He lives in a village in Leicestershire UK, with an American wife he met online and a teenage cocka...more
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
