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Lincoln mendoza makes new friends when he flies to japan as part of a summer exchange program. Pacific crossing by gary soto is mainly about lincolns trip to japan and how he learns a lot about japan, and also about his family the onos. Between americas retreat from china in late november 1941 and the moment general macarthurs airplane touched down on the japanese mainland in august of 1945, five men connected by happenstance fought the key battles of the war against japan. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. A powerful british force had routed the americans at new york, occupied three colonies, and advanced.
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