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Sachiko : a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story Cover Image Book

Sachiko : a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story / Caren Stelson.

Stelson, Caren, 1951- (author.).

Summary:

Tells the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki through the eyes of Sachiko Yasui, who was six when the devastation was wrought, describing her experiences in the aftermath of the attack as well as her long journey to find peace.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781467789035
  • ISBN: 1467789038
  • Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
August 1945 Home in Nagasaki 9 -- May-August 1945 Evacuation 16 -- August 6, 1945 An Ordinary Day 22 -- August 9, 1945 Unspeakable Seconds 28 -- August 9-11, 1945 Mizu 39 -- August 12-15, 1945 "Enduring the Unendurable" 43 -- August 15-Mid-September 1945 Two Brothers 46 -- Mid-September 1945-Late March 1946 Miracle 50 -- Spring 1946 A New Beginning 54 -- April-December 1946 School 60 -- December 1947 Searching for Hope 64 -- February 1, 1948 A Seed for the Future 68 -- April 1948 Standing Up to the Bullies 70 -- October 1948 Another Seed for the Future 74 -- 1949-1954 Misa and the Orphans of War 78 -- 1955-1961 Father 84 -- 1961-1962 Sachiko 88 -- 1962 A Path to Peace 94 -- 1963-1968 "The World House" 98 -- 1968-1992 Cicada Years 104 -- August 1995 Sachiko's Fiftieth Anniversary 110.
Target Audience Note:
Grades 9 to 12.
850L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.7 4 184498.

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Subject:
Yasui, Sachiko.
Atomic bomb victims > Japan > Nagasaki-ski > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Nagasaki-shi.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Genre:
Biographies.
Young adult literature.

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  • 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.

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Madison Main Library J 940.54 STE (Text) 30229101047362 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Mars Hill Library JBIO YASUI STE (Text) 30229101047370 Juvenile Biography Available -

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