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SUMMARY:
This story is about a boy named Adam
Pelko who is fifteen
years old. Adam was in Pearl Harbor
when the Japanese attacked. His
dad, who is Lt. Emory J. Pelko,
was in charge of the USS Arizona when it was
bombed. Adam`s father was killed
in the attack but Adam survived. After
the incident, Adam, along
with the rest of his family, moved into California. They stayed in
an apartment in San Diego. Adam did not like it there because it was small and crowded.
AdamÕs family later
moved to Bakersfield, there Adam
received a letter from his best friend
Davi. The letter asked for AdamÕs help in finding his
father. Davi and his family were Japanese
Americans, his father had been imprisoned in a camp called
Manzanar.
Adam then risks
traveling to Manzanar to
deliver the letter. But to his surprise, he
finds Davi plus his whole family imprisoned
there. They were recently sent to the camp
because of suspicion by the U.S. Government.
After Adam spent
the night with Davi and his family, he began to get ready to leave. Before Adam
left, he said goodbye
to Davi and wished
him good luck, he found a ride
home and explained to his mom where he had been all this time.
Adam and Davi still keep in touch by writing letters
to each other.
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