Sylvia and Aki At the start of World War II, Japanese-American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican-American third-grader Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Older Children category by the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award. It also was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. Also it was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award. It was recognised by the Americas Award.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Tricycle Press .

Winifred Conkling has written many nonfiction books for adults and children. She earned an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Winifred lives in Northern Virginia with her family. Visit her online at www. winifredconkling. com. Julia Kuo has been an artist-in-residence twice at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. She has illustrated a dozen books and worked with clients such as the New York Times, Google, and several book publishers. Visit her at www. juliakuo. com.