This amazing book is about a girl named Terri and her family. Her older brother is shot and murdered by a white man on a rainy night. The incident sparks many racial conflicts in her life because her family is Japanese.
Many racists bombard the town and everyone in the town takes sides.
The family goes through many hardships and in parts of the book, you feel like crying. This book is something probably everyone can relate to in one way or another, regardless of their race. The thing I liked about the book is that I could relate to it very easily. My favorite character in the book is Obaachan, Terri's grandma. Obaachan is a very high-spirited and calm person.