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Title:
Lenny’s Book of Everything
Author:
Karen Foxlee
Time:
1970s
Location:
Ohio
Historical Event:
Daily life in the 1970’s with limited resources, a medically ill sibling, and an absentee father.
Title:
Orange for the Sunsets
Author:
Tina Athaide
Time:
1972
Location:
Uganda, Africa
Historical Event:
The dictator Idi Amin expels all Asian Indians from Uganda, giving them 90 days to leave the country. Tension grows worse as Africans cheer, soldiers line the streets, and Indians fear for the future and their lives.
Title:
A Million Shades of Gray
Author:
Cynthia Kadohata
Time:
1975 post Vietnam war
Location:
war-torn South Vietnam
Historical Event:
After American troops leave, a family and their neighbors are left to fend off the enemies themselves.
Title:
Dawn Raid
Author:
Pauline V. Smith
Time:
1976
Location:
New Zealand
Historical Event:
Fighting injustices against the native Pacific Islanders caused by the government.
Told through a diary format.
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