num_pages: 262
description: Hating the Japanese was simple before she met Sogoji.Pearl Harbor was bombed on Hazel Anderson’s birthday and she’s been on the lookout for enemies ever since. She scours the skies above Mount Hood with her binoculars, hoping to make some crucial observation, or uncover the hideout of enemy spies. But what she discovers instead is a 15-year-old orphan, hiding out, trying to avoid being sent to an internment camp. Sogoji was born in America. He’s eager to help Hazel with the war effort. Is this lonely boy really the enemy?In this thought-provoking story of patriotism, loyalty, and belonging, Hazel must decide what it means to be a true American, and a true friend.
language: English
title: My Friend the Enemy
titlecomplete: My Friend the Enemy
genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 109
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers