Caged Eagles - Softcover

"Subtle and powerful."--The Globe and Mail (06/24/2000)

"Earns a place in both history and English classrooms."--Quill & Quire (06/01/2000)

"What begins with a poignant scene in which a small, seven-year-old child asks her brother which of her dolls to pack...ends with an equally compelling vignette."-- (02/01/2001)

"An excellent book for a middle grades reader, it is perfect as a companion to a social studies unit to explore a new historical perspective of the second World War."--Alan Review (01/01/2001)

"[Walters's] fast-paced novel avoids heavy-handed moralizing as it portrays the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II."--Booklist (12/01/2000)

"This novel is a moving account of one family's struggle to understand the injustice that has overtaken their lives and the racism that has imprisoned their community. Walters successfully captures the fear and uncertainty of the time."
"Walters's careful explanation of historical events and sensitive narration of the Fukushima family's story predominate to make Caged Eagles a memorable reading experience."--Resource Links (01/01/2001)

"Walters successfully combines history, adventure, and social criticism in Caged Eagles while providing young readers a glimpse into Canada's past and a chance to consider serious issues inherent in any complex, multicultural society." "Highly recommended."--CM Magazine (09/22/2000)

Fourteen-year-old Tadashi Fukushima and his Japanese Canadian family are evacuated from their village near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and held in an internment camp where he struggles to balance being Japanese enough and Canadian enough to get along with everyone.When his family is forced to move from their home in British Columbia to an internment camp in Vancouver during World War II, Tadashi Fukushima struggles to understand the racism and injustice against Japanese Candians.