{"product_id":"fred-korematsu-speaks-up-paperback","title":"Fred Korematsu Speaks Up - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStan Yogi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYutaka Houlette\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Carter G. Woodson Book Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, New-York Historical Society Children's Book Prize * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Social Justice Literature Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonor Title, Jane Addams Children's Book Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2017 Cybils Awards * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominee, Georgia Children's Book Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominee, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominee, South Carolina Junior Book Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Best Book of the Year * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California Outstanding Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback: The award-winning story of Fred Korematsu's fight for justice, acclaimed by \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as \"an invaluable profile of a civil rights hero.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFred Korematsu liked listening to music on the radio, playing tennis, and hanging around with his friends--just like lots of other Americans. But everything changed when the United States was attacked by Japan in 1941 and the government forced all people of Japanese ancestry to leave their homes on the West Coast and move to distant prison camps. This included Fred, whose parents had immigrated to the United States from Japan many years before. But Fred refused to go. He knew that what the government was doing was unfair. And when he got put in jail for resisting, he knew he couldn't give up.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in Heyday's Fighting for Justice series and now in paperback, the story of Fred Korematsu's fight against discrimination explores the life of one courageous person who made the United States a fairer place for all Americans, and it encourages all of us to speak up for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, teacher, and children's book editor with over thirty years of editorial experience. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eBiddy Mason Speaks Up, Sled Dog Dachshund\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCalling All Future Voters!\u003c\/i\u003e She is based in Berkeley. Find out more at lauraatkins.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStan Yogi\u003c\/b\u003e is coauthor of the history \u003ci\u003eWherever There's a Fight\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the literary anthology \u003ci\u003eHighway 99\u003c\/i\u003e. He managed development programs for the ACLU of Northern California for fourteen years. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYutaka Houlette\u003c\/b\u003e is a web developer and illustrator based in Oakland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fred Korematsu Speaks Up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47326435574009,"sku":"9781597146890","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/inrQ9qD_N09781597146890.webp?v=1769564006","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fred-korematsu-speaks-up-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}