Hawaii is subsequently put under martial law. It never happens since early that morning the Japanese army attacks the nearby naval base, Pearl Harbor.
Later, Amber and Kame begin preparing for a school dance to take place on December 7. The Lieutenant has negative views on the Japanese, while Mr. Poole butting heads with the another guest, Lieutenant Lockhart. Al immediately takes to him and later invites him over for Thanksgiving. There she confides in Amber that she feels unwanted in her traditional family, feeling more comfortable with her "modern" aunt.Īmber and her father meet Mr. She later invites Amber to her house to help her with her homework. Amber meets the friendly Kame Arata, who is a Japanese-American, on the first day of school. After two long flights, the Billows' arrive on the island of Oahu where they settle into a new house. Amber agrees to write her, though she is a horrible pen pal. Her best friend Allison, on the other hand, gets mad and refuses to speak to her for a while.ĭays before the family leaves, she and Allison are able to make up. Nevertheless, she accepts it relatively quickly. Amber is upset by the news and wonders why they never move during the summer like most people. In early October 1941, he reveals to his family that they are moving to Hawaii next. Her father's job as a journalist requires them to move to a new city every so often. The family has lived there for little over a year. Twelve-year-old Amber Billows lives with her parents, Al and Anne, and older brother Andy in Washington, D.C. The smoke was mixing with the rays of the early morning sun, creating an eerie, bloodred sky." Plot
He was pointing to the column of black smoke that was rising up in the skies above Pearl Harbor. "It's Pearl Harbor! It's Pearl Harbor!" Andy was screaming. They were coming in unbelievably low, barely clearing the treetops, circling in the sky and then peeling off, forming smaller groups of four and five. There were hundreds of planes in the sky. I heard an incessant droning, like the sound the China Clipper 's propellers made, only much louder, more high-pitched. Book description " Sunday, December 7, 1941Īt first I thought I was still dreaming.
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