I am amazed at the ability of the author to evolve their relationship from pen pals to friendship, which is clearly shown in the intimacy of the letters. Alex Maki, through a course of fate, develops a pen pal relationship with Charlie Levy, and their relationship develops into something more through the medium of letters. I am stunned at the ability to retain hope throughout this whole book. I’ve read a lot of books that take place during WWII, but never any that focused on internment camps, which is clearly a mistake I have made because the stories that can come out of them are extraordinary.
The growth and development of the main character was phenomenal. But nothing can dispel the light between them. Until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the growing Nazi persecution of Jews force them to confront the darkest aspects of human nature.įrom the desolation of an internment camp on the plains of Manzanar to the horrors of Auschwitz and the devastation of European battlefields, the only thing they can hold onto are the memories of their letters. In spite of Alex’s reluctance, their letters continue to fly across the Atlantic–and along with them the shared hopes and dreams of friendship. But nothing can dispel the light between them.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when he’s forced to become pen pals with Charlie Levy of Paris, France–a girl. In spite of Alex's reluctance, their letters continue to fly across the Atlantic-and along with them, the shared hopes and dreams of friendship. In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki from Bainbridge Island, Washington is disgusted when he's forced to become pen pals with Charlie Lévy of Paris, France-a girl. Hopefully this book delivers."-Andrew Fukuda I remember how much I wanted to write a story that did right by them.
"I remember visiting Manzanar and standing in the windswept plains where over ten thousand internees were once imprisoned, their voices cut off. Winner of the American Library Association's Asi an/Pacific American Award for Literatureįor readers of The Librarian Of Auschwitz, This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals-a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl-as they fight to maintain hope in a time of war.
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