This striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui’s survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945 and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath.
Having conducted extensive interviews with Sachiko Yasui, Caren Stelson shares the true story of this young girl who survived the atomic bomb and chronicles her long journey to find peace.
This special book offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.
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“Two narrators use three distinct styles in telling this true story…Katherine Fenton makes a vocal distinction between Sachiko’s childhood memories of the bombing and her later life. With youthful innocence, Fenton describes Sachiko’s burning feet, dirt-choked lungs, and other agonies. She utilizes a more matter-of-fact tone for Sachiko’s later reflections. John Chancer is unsentimentally informative as he delivers historical and political background information needed to understand Sachiko’s story in the context of world history.”
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