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Evalina Cassano's life as part of an Italian-American family living in San Francisco in 1941 is quiet and ordinary until she falls in love with Taichi Hamasaki, the son of Japanese immigrants. Despite the scandal it would cause and that interracial marriage is illegal in California, Evalina and Taichi vow they will find a way to be together. But anti-Japanese feelings erupt across the country after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Taichi and his family are forced to give up their farm and move to an internment camp. Degrading treatment makes life at Manzanar Relocation Center difficult. Taichi's only connection to the outside world is treasured letters from Evalina. Feeling that the only action she can take to help Taichi is to speak out against injustice, Evalina becomes increasingly vocal at school and at home. Meanwhile, inside Manzanar, fighting between different Japanese-American factions arises. Taichi begins to doubt he will ever leave the camp alive. With tensions running high and their freedom on the line, Evalina and Taichi must hold true to their ideals and believe in their love to make a way back to each other against unbelievable odds.

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Stephanie Morrill is the author of The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series and the Ellie Sweet series. She also penned Go Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft into a Published Book and enjoys encouraging and teaching teen writers through her GoTeenWriters blog. She lives with her husband and their three kids in Overland Park, Kansas. For more information, visit StephanieMorrill.com. Andrew Kanies is a fan of minimalist theater, abstract ideas, and bringing imagination to an audience. His greatest joy comes from producing material that is weird and interesting for people of all ages and demographics. His belief is that theater is everyone's right as a human being. It is nourishment, and not just a privilege for the rich. Morgan Fairbanks is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator. Based in Nashville, she has worked in theatre, film, and voiceover with companies that include Nashville Children's Theatre, Watkins University, Lamplighter Ministries, Circle Players of Nashville, Woven Theatre, Fourth Story Theatre, and Third Coast Comedy.

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