Cover of Barbed wire baseball

Barbed wire baseball

How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII

by Marissa Moss

Reading Level 4-5 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 5-8

The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Kenichi Zenimura dreams of playing baseball professionally, but World War II changes everything for his Japanese-American family. Amidst the hardships of an internment camp, Kenichi brings hope and joy by sharing his love of the game. This inspiring tale shows how baseball became a beacon of courage and resilience during difficult times.

Representation & Themes

BaseballWorld War IIJapanese AmericansFamilyHopeHistorical

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

War & Conflict Evacuation & Relocation Racial Discrimination
Data confidence: standard

Details

ISBN
9781419705212
Pages
48
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Published
2013
Type
Nonfiction
Word Count
2,092

Genres

Juvenile Nonfiction

Subjects

BaseballWorld War, 1939-1945Japanese AmericansJuvenile literatureEvacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Historyhistorical fictionJapanese internment campsWWIIJUVENILE NONFICTIONBaseball & SoftballEvacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans (United States : 1942-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01801850World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924Sports & RecreationBiography & AutobiographyBaseball, juvenile literatureWorld war, 1939-1945, juvenile literatureBaseball, historyWorld war, 1939-1945Japanese americansBaseball, biography

People

Kenichi “Zeni” ZenimuraKenichi Zenimura

Places

United States