★ 李貞慧推薦國中生繪本

Laura Iwasaki and her family are paying what may be their last visit to Laura's grandfather's grave. The grave is at Manzanar, where thousands of Americans of Japanese heritage were interned during World War II.

Among those rounded up and taken to the internment camp were Laura's father, then a small boy, and his parents. Now Laura says goodbye to Grandfather in her own special way, with a gesture that crosses generational lines and bears witness to the patriotism that survived a shameful episode in America's history.

Eve Bunting's poignant text and Chris K. Soentpiet's detailed, evocative paintings make the story of this family's visit to Manzanar, and of the memories stirred by the experience, one that will linger in readers' minds and hearts. Afterword.


這次可能是蘿拉．岩崎和家人最後一次到曼澤納的祖父墳墓來祭拜。曼澤納是二次大戰時囚禁日裔美國人的地方。

在被囚禁並且帶往集中營的日裔美國人當中，有蘿拉的父親、一個小男孩、還有男孩的父母。

現在，蘿拉用自己特別的方式跟祖父告別：以一種跨越世代界線的方式，並見證了美國史上最令人恥辱的愛國主義。

透過作家伊芙．邦婷動人的文字和插畫家史利司．K．索恩皮活靈活現的插圖，蘿拉家族重訪曼澤納的故事與歷史回憶，將深深留在讀者心中。 後記


【適讀程度】
 Age Range: 5 - 11 years