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1998 Nominated

Middle Son

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Haunted by unhappy memories related to his Japanese-American family’s forced transplant to war-stricken Hawaii, Spencer Fujii returns as an adult to the side of his ailing mother and rediscovers his identity.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Deborah
Iida

Deborah Iida, who was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, lives in Kahului, Hawaii. Winner of the 1994 Maui Writers Guild Grand Prize.
Deborah Iida, who was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, lives in Kahului, Hawaii. Winner of the 1994 Maui Writers Guild Grand Prize.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Nominating Library

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