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Summary:

Subject: 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.

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Front Flap; Copyright Information; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; August 1945 Home in Nagasaki; May-August 1945 Evacuation; August 6, 1945 An Ordinary Day; August 9, 1945 Unspeakable Seconds; August 9, 1945 The End of the World; August 9-11, 1945 Mizu; August 12-15, 1945 "Enduring the Unendurable"; August 15-Mid-September, 1945 Two Brothers; Mid-September 1945-Late March 1946 Miracle; Spring 1946 A New Beginning; April-December 1946 School; December 1947 Searching for Hope; February 1, 1948 A Seed for the Future; April 1948 Standing Up to the Bullies
• October 1948 Another Seed for the Future1949-1954 Misa and the Orphans of War; 1955-1961 Father; 1961-1962 Sachiko; 1962 A Path to Peace; 1963-1968 "The World House"; 1968-1992 Cicada Years; August 1995 Sachiko's Fiftieth Anniversary; Author's Note; Family Tree; Glossary of Japanese Words; Notes; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Resources; Index; Photo Acknowledgments; Back Flap; Back Cover

Author/Creator:

Stelson, Caren Barzelay , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Sachiko: a Nagasaki bomb survivor's story [by Stelson, C.B.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Sachiko [by Stelson, C.B.] (Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 2016 — ISBN 9781467789035; LCCN 2015043908)

Subjects:

Yasui, Sachiko

Atomic bomb victims — Japan — Nagasaki-shi — Biography

Nagasaki-shi (Japan) — History — Bombardment, 1945

World War, 1939-1945 — Japan — Nagasaki-shi (Japan)

Bombardment of Nagasaki-shi (Nagasaki-shi, Japan : 1945)

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Atomic bomb victims

Japan — Nagasaki-shi

Japan

Genres:

Biographies

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Audience:

Grades: Grade 9 to 12.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

D767.25.N3 S745 2016eb

ISBNs:

9781512408935 (electronic bk.)
151240893X (electronic bk.)
9781512418859 (electronic bk.)
1512418854 (electronic bk.)
9781467789035 (lb, alk. paper) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016006785

OCLC Numbers:

938856355