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Title: Heroes by Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee ISBN: 1-880000-50-4 Publisher: Lee & Low Books Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A lovely, touching book
Comment: This is a beautiful book. I was particularly moved by the quiet, gentle way the father and uncle helped the little boy, by showing his friends that their views were completely wrong, without berating or lecturing them, and then providing them with a new game to play. I am a bit baffled as to why one reviewer would demand to know why there are no heroines in the book. That's not what the story is about, is why. It's a gem of a book and to carp at it for not following someone else's agenda is staggeringly unfair.
Rating: 4
Summary: I Am An American Brought to Life
Comment: For too long mainstream American clung to the idea that blue eyes and blond hair equalled an "all-American kid." In times of war, the resulting prejudice against our own citizens of Japanese descent led to some of the most shameful actions in our Nation's history. Here, a young boy's message that he is American is bolstered by the appearance of men in his family in their American military service uniforms. Heavier in its message than BASEBALL SAVED US (an outstanding title by the same author), the theme of HEROES nevertheless should be shared again and again.
Rating: 1
Summary: Sexist and sterotypical--a really disturbing book
Comment: I wanted to like this book. The theme is one I think important. However, it was very troubling. First, the little boy is unable to speak up for himself. It's a poor message to Asian children. Second, the boy's father and uncle have to "speak" for him by appearing in uniform. All due respect to the veterans of the armed services, but why couldn't the boy resolve this problem himself instead of having grown ups do it for him? And what about heroines? This book fails to measure up to its promise. Save your money.
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Title: Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee ISBN: 1880000199 Publisher: Lee & Low Books Pub. Date: March, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee ISBN: 1880000490 Publisher: Lee & Low Books Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida, Joanna Yardley ISBN: 069811390X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: November, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Beacon Hill Boys by Ken Mochizuki ISBN: 0439267498 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: So Far from the Sea by Chris K. Soentpiet, Eve Bunting ISBN: 0395720958 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 20 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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