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Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
By Caren Stelson
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.7 | 22714 |
A Minnesota Book Award Finalist
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book
Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
"[A] book that is both personal and universal, both thoroughly researched and real."--The New York Times Book Review
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 chronicles Sachiko s trauma and loss as well as her long journey to find peace. This book offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.
Praise for Sachiko:
"Filled with powerful archival images, the book also sensitively describes the historical context."--The Washington Post
"Luminous, enduring, utterly necessary."--starred, Booklist
"[A]n essential addition to World War II biography collections . . ."--School Library Journal
"An important perspective."--Kirkus Reviews
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book
Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
"[A] book that is both personal and universal, both thoroughly researched and real."--The New York Times Book Review
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 chronicles Sachiko s trauma and loss as well as her long journey to find peace. This book offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.
Praise for Sachiko:
"Filled with powerful archival images, the book also sensitively describes the historical context."--The Washington Post
"Luminous, enduring, utterly necessary."--starred, Booklist
"[A]n essential addition to World War II biography collections . . ."--School Library Journal
"An important perspective."--Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN-13: 9781467789035
ISBN-10: 1467789038
Published on 10/1/2016
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144