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The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jaime Ford
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet A Novel by Jaime Ford
It is a touching story about a young Chinese boy named Henry who grows up during the war in 1942 in America. Born and raised in America he is teased and ridiculed for being asain and is forced to go to an all white school. At this school he meets a Japanese girl named Keiko and they become best friends. Japan is the enemy and Keiko and her family, along with thousands of other Japanese families are forced to live in containment camps. He continues to be her friend and waits for her until the war is over and she can come home, although it doesnt work out like he wants it to.
Anybody else read this book??