TY - ABST T1 - . How High We Go in the Dark. A Novel Y1 - 2022 A1 - Sequoia Nagamatsu KW - Japanese American author KW - Male author AB -

A complex pandemic novel that begins with the discovery of an ancient corpse in the Arctic that is genetically Neanderthal and alien and contains a virus the spreads rapidly around the world with the ending explaining her origin. The bulk of the novel deals with a number of people, including some who survive, dealing with the rising death toll, with the funeral industry becoming the most important power center.

PB - William Morrow CY - New York SN - 978-0063072640 U5 -

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - Metaltown Y1 - 2016 A1 - Kristen Simmons KW - Female author KW - Japanese American author AB -

Dystopia set in a cruel factory town in which the workers are ruthlessly exploited. 

PB - Tor Teen CY - New York U5 -

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - The Glass Arrow Y1 - 2015 A1 - Kristen Simmons KW - Female author KW - Japanese American author AB -

Young adult dystopia in which girls are marketable products.

PB - Tor Teen CY - New York U5 -

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - Article 5 Y1 - 2012 A1 - Kristen Simmons KW - Female author KW - Japanese American author AB -

Young adult dystopia centered around “The Moral Statutes of the United States of America” formulated by the Federal Bureau of Reformation, which replaced the revoked Bill of Rights. The five statutes are 1. “The United States embraces the Church of America as her official religion.” 2. “Literature or other media considered immoral are hereby banned and shall not be owned. bought, sold, or traded in any capacity.” 3. “Whole families are to be considered one man, one woman, and child(ren).” 4. “Traditional male and female roles shall be observed.” 5. “Children are considered to be valid citizens only when conceived by a married man and wife.” All other children are to be removed from the home and subjected to rehabilitation” (53--Article 5 only; others appear only on the dust jacket). The entire list with much more detail can be found at http://www.kristensimmonsbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/the moral statutes.pdf. First volume in a series followed by Breaking Point. New York: Tor Teen, 2013, which is a typical middle volume where the protagonists escape from the authorities and go underground but remain in danger; and Three. New York: Tor Teen, 2014, in which the protagonists reach what they expected to be a safe house but find it destroyed. They then follow leads to where they finally reach safety and freedom.

PB - Tor Teen CY - New York U5 -

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - Brazil-Maru Y1 - 1992 A1 - Karen Tei Yamashita (b. 1951) KW - Female author KW - Japanese American author AB -

The novel is about the experience of some Japanese who immigrated to Brazil with one focus a Japanese intentional cooperative community called Esperança. 

PB - Coffee House Press CY - Minneapolis, MN ER - TY - ABST T1 - In the Heart of the Valley of Love Y1 - 1992 A1 - Cynthia Kadohata (b. 1956) KW - Female author KW - Japanese American author AB -

Dystopia of violence and a deteriorating U.S. with a future Los Angeles divided between the white “Richtown” and the non-white slums. 

PB - Viking CY - New York ER -