In 1941, thirteen-year-old Alice's days are filled with swimming in the
Hawaiian sea, going to school, and helping watch her younger siblings.
But on December 7, everything changes when she experiences an act of
war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the United States enters World War
II, Alice's father is sent to a Japanese internment camp, leaving Alice
and the rest of her family struggling to adjust to life without him.
Featuring nonfiction support material, a glossary, and reader response
questions, this Girls Survive story takes readers to one of history's
most important moments.