Andrea Warren is a writer and journalist who has written many award-winning nonfiction books for children, including Orphan Train Rider- One Boy's True Story, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; Surviving Hitler- A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book; and Escape from Saigon- How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy. Ms. Warren lives in Kansas.
* "By connecting Mineta’s story to the larger events of World War
II and its impact on Japanese Americans, the author helps readers
learn about a frightening historical injustice. . . . an inspiring
story of character and endurance despite hardships. An important,
well-told story. An excellent choice for social studies classes,
literature circles, and libraries. Extensive back matter enriches
understanding of this historical narrative.—School Library Journal,
Starred Review
* "With so many individual stories, only one absolute emerges from
this historical period: a large segment of our population, whether
U.S. citizens or first-generation Japanese people deprived of
citizenship, were denied their constitutional and civil rights.
Warren leaves much to ponder about our nation’s past and present,
about 'this beautiful tapestry that is America.'"—The Horn Book,
Starred Review
"This is absolutely one of the most important stories for all
Americans to know. Andrea Warren’s skillful research and writing,
and Norman Mineta's irrepressible spirit and patriotism,
make Enemy Child a truly special book."—Steve Sheinkin,
three-time National Book Award Finalist and author
of Bomb, The Port Chicago 50 and Undefeated
"Writing efficiently with concise descriptors, Warren narrates in
the third person, focusing primarily on the family and social
environment of Mineta's school-age years. . . . an invaluable
record of an incredible life."—Kirkus Reviews
"Warren’s biography adroitly covers Mineta’s subsequent education
and distinguished career. Extremely well researched and boasting
Mineta’s cooperation, the book is generously illustrated with
period black-and-white photos. It’s a fascinating record of an
eventful and significant life." —Booklist
"In Enemy Child, Andrea Warren shares with the world what
Norman Mineta's many friends have known for years: He is a national
treasure. Her luminous book tells the story of the Japanese
American incarceration with depth and grace and shows how Norm's
life is truly an American journey."—Shirley Ann Higuchi,
Chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
"There are still too few books for youth about U.S.
Japanese-American internment, and this affecting volume offers an
essential view." —Publishers Weekly
"Warren bases her narrative on interviews as well as other primary
and secondary resources, and although readers who have read other
work on the internment camps will find much that is familiar, the
Mineta family story offers particulars that do not emerge with such
clarity in other accounts." —Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
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