Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Based on a true story of love and resilience at the Minidoka incarceration camp.

A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic.

"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something--maybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could...

In a WWII internment camp, Japanese American Tama works in the tiny library. As George comes by each day for more books, she wonders if anyone could possibly read so much, or is she the reason he comes by the library every day?