Literary elements at work in the story: Uchida uses a simple, descriptive style, that allows a child’s feelings to show through without becoming sentimental. As time passes, though, she begins to realize that she does not need the bracelet to remember her friend. At first she is upset as the bracelet was the only link she had with her friend. When Emi arrives in Montana, she realizes she has lost the bracelet. Emi promises to always wear it to remember her friend. While they are packing, Emi’s best friend Laurie comes to say goodbye and gives her a gold bracelet. They are considered possible traitors or spies. In many cases, as in Emi’s, those relatives came one or two generations before this and they are now citizens of the United States, but that does not matter. Why? Because their relatives came from Japan. Summary: During World War II, Second grader Emi is one of thousands told they must give up everything and move to an internment camp.
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