![]() ![]() Ruri’s mother tells Ruri that she does not need any object to remember her best friend because she will always remember her friend in her heart. Her mother tells her that she should not panic and feel bad. Ruri asks her mother to help her find the bracelet. Ruri fears she will forget about her friend without the bracelet. She is grief-stricken and feels very guilty that she loses the bracelet. ![]() When Ruri is on her way to the internment camp, she loses the bracelet. Ruri promises her friend that she will never take it off. She tells Ruri that the bracelet is a way to never forget her. Ruri’s best friend shows up at the front door and gives Ruri a bracelet. Ruri’s neighbors soon find out where her family is headed and they each say their goodbyes. Ruri tries to stay calm but she is overwhelmed by the thought of leaving home and never coming back. The soldiers tell Ruri’s family that they are being sent to an interment camp. One day Ruri is at home when tall soldiers carrying guns pound on the front door. enemies top-secret information about the war.) built internment camps because they feared Japanese spies were giving U.S. This story takes place during World War II in California, U.S.A., between the years of 19. ![]() Ruri is a young Japanese girl who learns a life lesson while being faced with extreme hardships. ![]()
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