Review of My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story by George Takei

Authors

Nate Borling, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Publisher

Crown Books for Young Readers

City

New York, New York, United States of America

Date of Publication

2024

ISBN

9780593566350

Date of Review

2025

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Modern Literature

Keywords

Children' literature, reviews, World War II, Japanese-American

Review

My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

Takei, George

Illustrated by Michelle Lee

New York, Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024

9780593566350. Grades 4-6

My Lost Freedom is a touching biography of George Takei’s time in the Japanese American internment camps in World War II. The story follows the perspective of Takei as a young child and thus the observations are more in-line with details a child would notice. The simplistic style of the illustrations also fits with the story being told from the perspective of a young child. Takei’s parents play a vital role in protecting their family and providing the best life possible despite the lower quality of life in the camps. The story shows the influence parents have on their kids and how parents can pass on values. This book would be a good way to introduce young readers to the issue of internment in World War II because it accurately conveys the problems of the time in an age-appropriate manner.

Highly Recommended, Nate Borling, Centennial Library Intern, Cedarville University

Recommended Citation

Borling, Nate, "Review of My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story by George Takei" (2025). Library Intern Book Reviews. 436.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/436

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