Title: Baseball Saved Us
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Illustrator: Dom Lee
Type: Realistic Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: K-12th
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Type: Realistic Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: K-12th
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Date of Publication: 1995
ISBN: 978-1880000199
Synopsis: The story of "Shorty" and his family and their experiences as Japanese Americans during World War II. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Shorty and his family are sent to an internment camp in the United States. While there, Shorty learns to play baseball. He ultimately channels his anger and frustration over his situation into playing baseball. After being released from the internment camp, Shorty and his family continue to be subjected to racism and bigotry, and Shorty continues to use baseball as his outlet.
ISBN: 978-1880000199
Synopsis: The story of "Shorty" and his family and their experiences as Japanese Americans during World War II. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Shorty and his family are sent to an internment camp in the United States. While there, Shorty learns to play baseball. He ultimately channels his anger and frustration over his situation into playing baseball. After being released from the internment camp, Shorty and his family continue to be subjected to racism and bigotry, and Shorty continues to use baseball as his outlet.
Possible Teaching Points: 1) racism, 2) war, 3) internment camps, 4) WWII, 5) Japanese Americans
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