Pacific Crossing

Two boys, Lincoln and Tony, have arrived in Japan to be exchange students. Their heartfelt attempts to blend in to their host families offer gently amusing and entertaining vignettes of daily activities. What's normal in America is different in this new world. Mexican-American, Lincoln, age 14, sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white gi. Yet with the help of his Japanese brother, Mitsuo, Lincoln sees that people everywhere, whether friend or kempo opponent, share passions much like his own--for baseball, family traditions, and new friendships. 144 pages ages 8-12