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Tallgrass was a thought-provoking, powerful coming-of-age story set in a small farming town in southeast Colorado during World War II. Thirteen year old Rennie learns to deal with both the tragedies and joys of life and community and family after her brother leaves to fight in the great war and the government opens an internment camp for Japanese Americans right next to their farm. She witnesses prejudice and the effects of violence and learns a trememdous amount of discernment that at times see
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Another coming of age story. Nothing spectacular about the story, but it does take place during a time in American history that is rarely discussed. It has prompted me to find out more about Japanese internment camps in America during WWII.
I have read all of Sandra Dallas' fiction books now and really enjoyed them all. This one concerns a young girl in Colorado living near a Japanese internment camp during WWII. She is a sugar beet farm girl who does a lot of growing up during the time the evacuees live at the camp. She faces adult situations with grace and aplomb and learns firsthand about prejudice and hate. I liked it very much.
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This is a good book, but not her best. I was disappointed to see so many parallels with "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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