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My Friend the Enemy My Friend the Enemy
by
J.B. Cheaney
Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji.
Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson's birthday and she's been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scoursthe skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies.
But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, tryingto...more
Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson's birthday and she's been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scoursthe skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies.
But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, tryingto...more
ebook, 272 pages
Published
February 18th 2009
by Random House Children's Books
(first published July 12th 2005)
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This is my favorite (so far!) of Janie Cheaney's middle grade novels. I loved the characterization (and a main character who was a girl but to whom boys could relate as well), the dialogue (so hard to do well!), the glimpse into a little known part of WWII history (aftermath of Pearl Harbor on the NW Coast; Japanese-American relations), the open ending (hopeful, but not too tidy/wrapped up artificially), the plot (wow! didn't see it coming!), etc.
That being said, I think it's a touch long for th...more
That being said, I think it's a touch long for th...more
I truly enjoyed this book. However it does fall into the trap of typical historical-fiction for children: long drawn-out paragraphs of introspective thought that is not typical of children 12 and under, nor are children this age going to read this. But this is a fabulous book, nonetheless.
Again, a good book but not one of my favorites. I really enjoyed reading it because of the time period but I must admit this book was also really easy for me.
A great story of friendship and patriotism. I would recommend for 5th or 6th grade and up.
This book waS ok ... The ending didnt evennsay what happened to everyone ... I did kinda enjoy it
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this is a really good book if you didnt read this book yet you should
Its good so far its cool that the main character knows so much about the war
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Nov 29, 2012
Andrea Church
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J. B. Cheaney’s The Playmaker was named one of Booklist’s Top Ten First Novels for Teens. She and her husband live in the Ozarks of Missouri.
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