Middle Grade
2 books, newest first
Beyond Me2020 · Historical
Maya, a fifth grader living near Tokyo, lives through the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, then watches her family and community struggle to cope with the aftermath and the aftershocks.
Somewhere Among2016 · Contemporary
Ema, half Japanese and half American, moves into her strict grandmother's Tokyo home the year of 9/11 and tries to hold together a family split between two countries.