The Moved-Outers facts for kids
The Moved-Outers is a children's novel written by Florence Crannell Means. Helen Blair created the pictures for the book. It was first published in 1945 and received a special award called the Newbery Honor in 1946.
This novel tells an important story about how Japanese Americans were treated on the West Coast of the United States during World War II. The main character is Sumiko (Sue) Ohara, a high school student from Cordova, California. The book describes how Sue, her brother Kim, and her mother were sent to live in a special camp called Amache, Colorado. Her father was sent to North Dakota. While at the camp, Sue falls in love with Jiro Ito, who was also from her hometown. The story ends in 1943, while the war was still happening. Jiro and Kim decide to join the army, and Sue and Jiro's sister go to college. The book highlights how loyal and patriotic ordinary Japanese Americans were to their country.
"We're really the newest pioneers," Sue said in a hushed voice. "We, the evacuees, the moved-outers. We're American patriots, loving our country with our hearts broken. And those who must can be pioneers behind barbed wire, but those who can must go out and pioneer in the wide world."
