Geronimo and The Bracelet were two different books with incredibly similar themes. Both books were about a time in which American’s treated a group of their own citizens poorly. Both situations caused racism in the US. In The Bracelet the Japanese Americans were targeted, and in Geronimo Native Americans, specifically Apache, were targeted. In both of the two situations the degree of harshness given by the Americans could have been avoided. Both the Apache and Japanese-Americans posed no real threat to the US. They were passive while the American troops were forceful and aggressive. Both stories were told from a child’s perspective. In The Bracelet the child was the narrator and also the main character, while in Geronimo the child was the narrator but not the main character. Family plays an important role in both of the books. The love and memories of family and friends help the characters deal with their hard situations. Both books were historical fiction, The Bracelet specifically being a fictionalized memoir. Both books would expand a student’s knowledge and connections to a piece of American history, no matter how shameful both situations are.