Displacement

A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japanese internment camps in Displacement, a historical graphic novel from Kiku Hughes.

Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II.

These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself "stuck" back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She witnesses the lives of Japanese-Americans who were denied their civil liberties and suffered greatly, but managed to cultivate community and commit acts of resistance in order to survive.

Kiku Hughes weaves a riveting, bittersweet tale that highlights the intergenerational impact and power of memory.

Publisher: First Second
Published: 08/18/2020
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250193537
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 512189 / Displacement


Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2020
School Library Journal 07/01/2020 pg. 71
Publishers Weekly 07/06/2020
Booklist 07/01/2020 pg. 47
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Kiku Hughes is a cartoonist and illustrator based in the Seattle area. Her work has been featured in Beyond Anthology volumes 1 and 2, Short Box #6 and the Alloy Anthology. She creates stories about identity, queer romance and compassionate sci-fi. Displacement is her first graphic novel, and it is a story she's wanted to share for as long as she can remember.