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Three Years And Eight Months
Three Years and Eight Months
Book Category:
Juvenile Fiction > Historical > Asia
Author:
Icy Smith
Illustrator::
Jennifer Kindert
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9780985623784
Price:
US $20.95
Publication Year:
2013

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East West Discovery Press.

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Book Description

Based on true events during World War II, Three Years and Eight Months tells a compelling journey of hardships and human endurance of ordinary people in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation. A 10-year-old Chinese American boy secretly joins the Chinese war resistance group to help save the lives of thousands of prisoners of war, as well as allied American, British, and Canadian forces. The book features extensive historical notes and photographs documenting the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong from 1942 to 1945.

 
Ordering/Distributor/Wholesaler Information

  • Distributors: Baker & Taylor, Follett amd Brodart

 

Book Review and Awards

Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award Gold Winner; Benjamin Franklin Awards Silver Medalist; Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award; Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People; etcIndependent Publisher Book Award; Moonbeam Chil