Love in the Library    by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Yas Imamura Order:  USA  Can Candlewick, 2022 (2022) Hardcover, e-Book      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Here's a picture book, Love in the Library (by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura, aimed at ages 6-9) that is based 'on a true story of love and resilience at the Minidoka incarceration camp'. The author's grandparents were interned there after Pearl Harbor in 1941, when West Coast American citizens were wrongfully imprisoned for their Japanese ancestry. Tama works there in the library because she likes books. Every day, George is waiting there with the stack of books he checked out the day before. Both books - and George's smile - give Tama some solace in their terrible situation. Tama was 'scared and sad and confused and frustrated and lonely and hopeful.' George comforts her. They marry and their first son is born in the camp. Tama writes in her journal, 'The miracle is in us.' In her Author's Note at the end, the author tells us that she wishes this was only 'a story of the distant past', but that racism, cruelty and hate go on today - and that the future must be fought for. Use this picture book, not only to explain what happened in the 1940s, but also to explore the wrongs that are happening today. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews