by Kristina McMorris
Read my full review @ http://bit.ly/WxC2qyMy opinion: As the imprisonment and the government sanctioned theft of Japanese Americans possessions has been of great interest for me as long as I can remember. Very few fictional books have been written on this subject and the majority of books I have rea...
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris is worth reading not for the fictional elements, which however delightful are stereotypical and therefore predictable, but for the historical elements which shine a bright spotlight on heretofore unknown or little-known facts of World War II. Ms. McMorri...
Cute read. I love rock novels :D
Wow... what a book. Could not put it down! I won this book via Sarah Jio's site and I waited to read it. Ms. McMorris weaves a tale of three young people at America's entrance to WWII giving accurate and rich details that makes you fall in love with the characters. I ended up cheering for them when ...
BRIDGE OF SCARLET LEAVES by Kristina McMorrisReally enjoyed all the learning in this book. Starts out with a brother and sister(TJ and Maddie) who each have a friend (jo and Lane). The male friend (Lane) is Japanese and he has fallen in love with Maddie.Back in the 1940's marriage between two differ...
This is a historical fiction book about WWII, specifically about the internment of Japanese Americans during the war. I love WWII historical fiction but have not read much about the internment of Japanese Americans so I thought it would be interesting to get a glimpse of this side of the war. I also...
While I don't traditionally get my history lessons from celebrities, I was incredibly moved by actor George Takei's comments about living in an internment camp for three years as a child.I'd had Kristina McMorris' novel in my review queue and was excited to start. I love historical fiction for maki...
**Review Copy Provided By Author**I have to admit that I finished this book up over the weekend, but it took me a couple of days to write the review because I wanted to think though some of my feelings. After Letters From Home, I wasn't sure if Kristina could follow up with an equally powerful seco...
Wow, where do I start? This book was wonderful! It tells a tale of two people who come from different races and fall in love. After they elope, something horrible happens. The bombing of Pearl Harbor and both of their lives are never the same. Bridge of Scarlet Leaves hooked me from page one and nev...