(2) K-3 Illustrated by Dom Lee. This poignant story of a young Japanese American boy trying to make sense of the world was one of the first American picture books to overtly talk about Japanese American internment and acknowledge racism and its effects on a child. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition contains moving author and illustrator notes: Mochizuki hopes that the book has been a "role model"; Lee fears "history repeating itself."

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2019

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Dom Lee. This picture-book biography follows the martial artist from his childhood in Hong Kong through his sailing to the U.S. at eighteen. Mochizuki deftly portrays Bruce's conflict between wanting to follow his master's teachings and wanting to fight when provoked. Dom Lee's acrylic and beeswax illustrations are somber. A summary of the remainder of Bruce Lee's short life and a list of sources are appended.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2006

(4) YA In this novel from the author of Baseball Saved Us, sixteen-year-old Dan Inagaki starts questioning the passive behavior of his Japanese-American family and community, who strive to blend in at all costs. The coming-of-age novel is inexpertly paced and lacks a strong denouement, but Dan's anger and frustration ring true and the 1970s Seattle setting is firmly established.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander