Pageturners Book Club

Pageturners Book Club

Wednesday, August 30 (10:15 am) – The Pageturners Book Club is discussing “Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II” by Daniel James Brown. The New York Times bestselling author of “The Boys in the Boat”, writes a gripping World War II saga of patriotism and resistance, focusing on four Japanese American men and their families, and the contributions and sacrifices that they made for the sake of the nation. In the days and months after Pearl Harbor, the lives of Japanese Americans across the continent and Hawaii were changed forever. In this unforgettable chronicle of war-time America and the battlefields of Europe, Daniel James Brown portrays the journey of Rudy Tokiwa, Fred Shiosaki, and Kats Miho, who volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and were deployed to France, Germany, and Italy, where they were asked to do the near impossible.