Soul lanterns / Shaw Kuzki ; translated from the Japanese by Emily Balistrieri.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: [New York, New York] : Delacorte Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First American editionDescription: 162 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593174340
- 0593174348
- 9780593174357
- 0593174356
- Hikari no utsushie Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima. English
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | KUZKI SHAW | Available | 33111010495857 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The haunting and poignant story of a how a young Japanese girl's understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiroshima is transformed by a memorial lantern-floating ceremony.
Twelve-year-old Nozomi lives in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She wasn't even born when the bombing of Hiroshima took place. Every year Nozomi joins her family at the lantern-floating ceremony to honor those lost in the bombing. People write the names of their deceased loved ones along with messages of peace, on paper lanterns and set them afloat on the river. This year Nozomi realizes that her mother always releases one lantern with no name. She begins to ask questions, and when complicated stories of loss and loneliness unfold, Nozomi and her friends come up with a creative way to share their loved ones' experiences. By opening people's eyes to the struggles they all keep hidden, the project teaches the entire community new ways to show compassion.
Soul Lanterns is an honest exploration of what happened on August 6, 1945, and offers readers a glimpse not only into the rich cultural history of Japan but also into the intimate lives of those who recognize--better than most--the urgent need for peace.
"Originally published in Japan under the title Hikari no utsushie Hiroshima Hiroshima Hiroshima by Kodansha, Ltd. Tokyo in 2013."--Title page verso.
Ages 10 up. Delacorte Press.
Twelve-year-old Nozomi's understanding of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is transformed when she learns how those she knows and loves were affected by the event. Includes author's notes.