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The emperor of any place

When Evan's father dies suddenly, he finds the book his father had been reading, a diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a Pacific Island during World War II. There was also an American soldier stranded there.

Main Author: Wynne-Jones, Tim (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Families > Young adult fiction.
Diaries > Young adult fiction.
Soldiers > Young adult fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Islands of the Pacific > Young adult fiction.
Summary: When Evan's father dies suddenly, he finds the book his father had been reading, a diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a Pacific Island during World War II. There was also an American soldier stranded there.
Physical Description: 324 pages ; 24 cm
Audience: Ages 13-17.
ISBN: 0763669733 (hardcover)
9780763669737 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Tim Wynne-Jones is the accomplished author of numerous YA novels, including Blink & Caution, winner of the 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and The Uninvited, short-listed for the Arthur Ellis Award and the Governor General's Literary Award. In 2012, Tim Wynne-Jones was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for his services to literature. He lives with his wife in Ontario.

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