is by David Guterson. A wonderfully poignant tale that takes place ten years after WWII. San Piedro Island is an isolated island north of Puget Sound. Over the years many Japanese immigrants settled on the island and began to assimilate - then came December 7, 1941 and the "day that will live in infamy". Residents of Japanese descent are removed to internment camps and white residents go off to fight in the war. The budding love affair between a white boy and a Japanese girl is destroyed, as are the lives of many residents. It is now 1954, a white fisherman is found dead on his boat and a Japanese man is on trial for his murder. The entire community must now come to grips with their collective guilt, prejudice, and anger generated by the war. A disillusioned man must face his feelings for the woman he once loved who married someone else. A gripping, moving, and amazingly descriptive tale. You can't help but be drenched in the atmosphere of San Piedro. A must read!Ratings: 12th grade - 10 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content) - S (non graphic sexual references).
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