num_pages: 157
description: When twelve-year-old Ben Uchida and his family are imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Ben records his experiences, both heartbreaking and humorous, in his journal.
language: English
title: The Journal of Ben Uchida
titlecomplete: The Journal of Ben Uchida (My Name is America)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, World War II, United States, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile
ratings_count: 826
places: California
series: My Name Is America
publisher: Scholastic