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My Brother, My Sister, and I

by Yoko Kawashima Watkins · 1994

So Far from the Bamboo Grove series

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Sequel to . Thirteen-year-old Yoko and her older brother and sister live in abject poverty in Japan at the end of World War II. When the clog factory warehouse they call home is destroyed by fire, their lives become even more desperate, particularly when Yoko's sister, Ko, is injured and must be hospitalized and her brother, Hideyo, is accused of murder. "Beautifully direct and emotionally honest."—Publishers Weekly, starred review.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 224 pages

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