Book of the Day: They Called Us Enemy

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Description From Hoopla: "George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's-and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future. In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon-and America itself-in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love."

BMS Librarian Ms. Woznick is recommending a book a day! All Books of the Day are available online. You can get They Called Us Enemy as an ebook from Hoopla or as an ebook from Overdrive (using the Libby app) if you have a Beverly Public Library Card. Want a physical book? Now you can reserve books for pickup at the library too -- or check with Copper Dog Books or the Book Shop of Beverly Farms.

Make sure you sign up for #BeverlyKeepsReading and help us get to 5,000 books read! Prize drawings are held each Friday through June 19.

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