Through the work of three photographers, a dynamic, probing account examines the U.S. government’s imprisonment of people of Japanese descent during World War II, inviting readers to consider what was seen and what went unseen, and why. The photographers had different approaches and faced unique constraints. Dorothea Lange, hired by the War Relocation Authority, was determined to document the injustice of what was happening, but many of her candid photos were censored by the U.S. Military. In his effort to “document everything,” Toyo Miyatake, a prisoner at Manzanar, made a secret camera and had film smuggled in. He captured conditions and moments among the prisoners that no one else could; later the government asked him to photograph milestones, such as weddings, in the camp (although at first they required that a white person push the shutter on shots he’d framed). Ansel Adams, hired by Manzanar’s director to take photos that might help the prisoners gain acceptance in society after their release, took posed images to show them as “hardworking, cheerful, and resilient.” The largely chronological, relatively short narrative provides additional details about Japanese American incarceration, such as the divisiveness and fear inspired by the loyalty questionnaire. The black-and-white photographs and expressive line drawings, along with wonderful book design, amplify the volume’s impact and appeal. Notes from the author and illustrator, and an essay by the illustrator, “The Damage of the Model Minority Myth,” round out this impressive work. (Age 11 and older)