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Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated historical fiction from Afton MN author Diane Dettmann.
Denver CO and Afton MN - Outskirts Press Inc. has published Courageous Footsteps: A WWII Novel by Diane Dettmann. The author's most recent book to date is a 6 x 9 paperback cream in the historical fiction category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/footsteps was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
Fifteen-year-old Yasu Sakamoto loves living in Glenville California but Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 turns her young life into a devastating nightmare. Anti-Japanese threats appear everywhere—in store windows painted across buildings and in her school. Her hopes and dreams unravel quickly when President Roosevelt orders the internment of all people of Japanese descent living along the West Coast.
Within weeks her family is imprisoned in a camp in eastern California.
Surrounded by barbwire fences and the constant watch of armed guards Yasu and her older brother Haro struggle to accept the overcrowded living conditions and hardships of camp life. As time passes the confinement strict regulations and humiliation force them to make courageous choices that will change their lives forever.
"Once read Courageous Footsteps will not be forgotten. Teenagers Yasu and Haro show resilience and courage in the face of unwarranted hardship and injustice. It’s an important story— relevant even today—that needs to be discussed remembered and hopefully will inspire the reader with the courage to stand on the side of justice.”
—Ann Wolff President of the Stillwater Public Library Foundation
“Absolutely wonderful! Great character development and the suspense kept me reading. I couldn’t put the book down!”
—Christina Hintze Graduated Student Metropolitan State University
“Courageous Footsteps is a poetically written novel that emotionally engages readers of all ages while educating them about the world’s historical and cultural challenges in our recent history. This beautifully written story involves the reader in the characters’ lives future hopes and dreams. I praise Diane Dettmann for her courageous writing of challenging circumstances and heartfelt emotions.”
—Kelly McNelis Founder of Women For One
“This compelling story pulled me in from the first page and I felt deeply for the hardships Yasu Haro and their parents were forced to endure.”
—Jane Dunlap Teacher St. Paul Public Schools
326 pages in length Courageous Footsteps: A WWII Novel is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the historical fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor and pervasive online availability through Amazon Barnes & Noble and elsewhere Courageous Footsteps meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $18.95.
Additionally Courageous Footsteps can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781478755586
Format: 6 x 9 paperback cream
SRP: $18.95
For more information or to contact the author visit www.outskirtspress.com/footsteps.
About the author:
Diane Dettmann is the author of Twenty-Eight Snow Angels A Widow’s Story of Love Loss and Renewal. She is also the co-author of Miriam Daughter of Finnish Immigrants and a contributing author for the national Women’s Voices for Change organization in New York City.
About Outskirts Press Inc.
Outskirts Press Inc. offers full-service custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective fast and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver Colorado Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing today.
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