When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
Nine-year-old Yvonne Macaraig's family flees their pleasant home in Ubec City to join a guerrilla movement in the jungle during the 1941 Japanese invasion of the Philippines. She grows to realize that even if her family survives and retires to their home that nothing will ever be the same.
Culture/Community: Filipino / Filipino American
Heritage & History: Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage and History
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Folks Tales and Myths Strong Girls and Women Grief and Death Identity Journeys Tough Topics Race, Racism, and Prejudice World History
Genre: Fiction
Age Level: Young Adult
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