Peace is a chain reaction : how World War II Japanese balloon bombs brought people of two nations together / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Ben Takeshita ; illustrations by Yumeno Furukawa].
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TextPublisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: x, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780763676865
- 0763676861
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From an award-winning author comes a vivid depiction of an act of war from opposing sides of the conflict in World War II -- and a rare reconciliation and wish for peace that evolved years later.
Adults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged both to America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion. Panning the camera wide, Tanya Lee Stone lays the global groundwork for the story's context before zooming in on the lives of the people involved, providing an intimate look at how their changing perspectives impact their actions. Through meticulous research, interviews, and archival photo curation, Stone skillfully weaves all of these stories together, illuminating how, despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction. Extensive back matter includes an author's note, source notes, bibliography, and index.
"The endpapers illustrate all the known balloon bomb sighting, landing, or recovery locations in the United States and Mexico." -- Title page verso.
"A Junior Library Guild selection" -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-157) and index.
"From an award-winning author comes a vivid depiction of an act of war from opposing sides of the conflict in World War II--and a rare reconciliation and wish for peace that evolved years later." -- Publisher's description.
In May, 1945 two teenagers contemplated carrying out a plot to blow up the Tule Lake Relocation Center, in California. At its peak there were nearly nineteen thousand people of Japanese descent being held there by the American government. Stone lays the global groundwork for the event, before zeroing in on the lives of the people involved. She provides an intimate look at how their changing perspectives affected their actions. Despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction. -- adapted from Chapter One and jacket.