The Moved-Outers
First edition | |
| Author | Florence Crannell Means |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature / historical fiction |
Publication date | February 28, 1945 |
| Publication place | United States |
The Moved-Outers is a 1945 children's novel written by Florence Crannell Means and illustrated by Helen Blair. The novel is set on the West Coast during World War II and tracks the lives of a Japanese family during their internment. The story centers on Sumiko (Sue) Ohara, a high school senior from Rancho Cordova, California, her brother Kim, her mother, and their lives while imprisoned in the Granada War Relocation Center; Sue's father is sent to Fort Lincoln Internment Camp. During her imprisonment, she falls in love with a neighbor from her hometown, Jiro Ito. The novel ends in 1943, with the war still ongoing, as Jiro and Kim join the army, and Sue and Jiro's sister attend college.[1]
Reception
The book received a Newbery Honor[2] and the Children's Book Award[3] in 1946. The Rocky Mountain News called it "the most intelligent and effective bit of writing on the Japanese American evacuation",[4] and Parents' Magazine had high praise for the book:
It is a fine young thing for young people to have this book which tells simply and without sentimentality the dreary tale of the evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans to camps behind barbed wire.[5]
External links
Brian Niiya, The Moved-Outers Densho Encyclopedia
References
- ^ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-313-6.
- ^ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ^ Hare, Peter. "Past Winners". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Beshoar, Barron B. (March 27, 1945). "A Novel of the Evacuation". Rocky Mountain News.
- ^ Dalgliesh, A. (May 1945). "The Moved-Outers". Parents' Magazine. 20: 156. Retrieved December 19, 2025.