num_pages: 246
description: Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan, and came to America to escape poverty.World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats.But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.
language: English
title: Under the Blood-Red Sun
titlecomplete: Under the Blood-Red Sun
characters: Tomi
genres: Adventure, Historical, World War II, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, War, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 3393
places: Hawaii
series: Prisoners of the Empire
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Scott O'Dell Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: Laurel Leaf