House of the Red Fish

3.5/5 stars. Okay, honestly the reason this got knocked down to 3.5 instead of 4 stars was because of Keet Wilson. Halfway through the book I was ready to chuck it across the room. He is an infuriating antagonist, and not in a good way. Even though Salisbury gives us a little bit of a "he's a boy wi......more

Graham Salisbury strikes again with Tomi and House of the Red Fish. Following the events of the previous book, Under the Blood-Red Sun, the plots flows and intertwines so smoothly connecting plot point to plot point like a "connect the dots" page in a child's coloring book. House of the Red Fish is......more

This was an absolutely stunning book! Award-winning author, Graham Salisbury’s, “House of the Red Fish” intensely captures life for a young Japanese teen boy, Tomi Nakaji, in Honolulu after the attack at Pearl Harbor. His best friend Billy, other friends, and close family members are all his main su......more

This is the continuation of Graham Salisbury's first book from this series, Under the Blood Red Sun. I wasn't even aware that there were four books to this series! I found books 2-4 and loved them. I enjoyed this book in particular, returning to O`ahu with Tomi, his family and friends in the midst o......more

While I really like using Under the Blood-Red Sun for my WWII unit with students, this book was a little disappointing. It continues the tale of Tomi, Billy and the others but has much less tension than the first book. This book concerns itself with Tomi trying to save his dad's sampan, fishing boat......more