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2022 selection · Graphic novels
Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman's Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II
Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman's Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II by Andre Frattino, illustrated by Kate Kasenow appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, nonfiction, biography & memoir, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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