Review: Winner of California Commonwealth Club Medal.
"...notable for its sharply realized 1869 background (both Japan and California) and for its sympathetic inside view of one boy's adaptation to a new life."
Kirkus Reviews
"...a moving narrative of courage and patience in the face of adversity."
Booklist
"So skillfully conceived is Koicho...that the reader is at once caught up in his hopes, fears, and joys."
California News
"A vivid treatment of Wakamatsu Colony and its golden dream."
Horn Book
Bio: YOSHIKO UCHIDA was born in Alameda, California and grew up in Berkeley. She began writing when she was ten years old, creating small books out of brown wrapping paper in which to write her stories. She in now the author of twenty-five published books for young people and has won many awards for her work, including a Distinguished Service Award from the University of Oregon.
