Diamond 8

Chapter 8

Spring 1945

lingered

scurried

poultry

gaman

suspicious

unexpectedly

inquiring

commotion

Vocabulary

What did the director of the War Relocation Authority tell the evacuees?

What famous person died near the end of the war and their stay at the camp?

What position did the coach want Tetsu to try?

What did Mr. Bobkin send a picture of to Kimi?

How did Tetsu think Lefty looked?

How did Tetsu do in the first game he pitched?

Who did Coach Tanaka get with as a challenge to his team?

How long did they have to practice?

What did Kimi do with her pet lizards?

When papa told them he got a job in California not far from where they used to live, who did Kimi write to?

At the games, who was with Horse?

What did Aunt Mary tell Tetsu about Horse's parents?

Was the game with the state champions close?

Who knocked in the winning run?

Who scored the winning run?

What did Tetsu see Horse do for the first time at the end of the game?

Poll

Did you like this book?

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Open Ended

What did you learn about the Japanese internment during WWII?

Open Ended

How did it seem that Tetsu and his family handled the internment?

Summary

The director of the War Relocation Authority comes to camp and tells the evacuees to start thinking about leaving the camp. They learn that the president, Franklin Roosevelt, has died. Coach Tanaka tells Tetsu he wants him to try pitching. Kimi gets a letter from Mr. Bobkin with a picture of Lefty in it. Tetsu wins his first game as a pitcher. Coach Tanaka sets up a game with the Arizona state champions. Kimi lets her lizards go because she knows they will be leaving camp soon. She also write Mr. Bobkin to tel him they will be coming for Lefty soon. Horse comes to the big game with the state champions with his Aunt May. She tells Tetsu Horse's parents were killed in the attack at Pearl Harbor and he hasn't really talked since. The big game is close adn goes into extra innings. Kyo knocks in the winning run and Zuke scored it. Tetsu says he thinks he saw Horse smile for the first time.