Kiska : when her people need a hero, a young girl rises to the challenge

Kiska’s home in the Aleutian Islands is a peaceful paradise until Japan invades in 1942. Soon after, a U.S. naval ship arrives to evacuate everyone in her village to an internment camp almost 2,000 miles away—where they are forgotten. Informed by true events, this is the story of a teenage girl who steps up when her people need a hero. In 1942, When 881 Aleuts Are Evacuated To An Internment Camp Nearly 2,000 Miles Away, Fourteen-year-old Kiska Stands Up Against The Injustice And Secretly Becomes Their Champion. When Japan attacks Alaska and the U.S. government abandons the Aleuts in internment camps, 14-year-old Kiska must save her people