By Pamela G.
This book is written in the point of view of a 13-year-old girl who lives in the small farmers town of Ellis. The government has interrupted their quiet life and built a work camp for the Japs during WWII. The camp sets the town wild, them want to know more they want to hire the Japs to work on their farms since their workers got drafted. And this little girl is right in the middle of it since her dad is the most respected man in the town. Because she is from the south the language is southern. It is brilliantly written but a tad boring, it takes awhile for the book to get interesting, with long chapters. Major themes that emerge in Tallgrass are prejudice, courage, family and community connections, and how fear creates hatred and disregard for human rights.
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