Hook" … Her parents were in the doctor’s office. Sadako could hear the murmur of their voices. Once her mother cried, 'Leukemia! But that’s impossible!' At the sound of that frightening word Sadako put her hands over her ears. She didn’t want to hear any more. Of course she didn’t have leukemia. Why, the atom bomb hadn’t even scratched her.”
Recommendation
You
may, or may not, have heard of the atom bomb? It was dropped on the city of
Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. It helped put an end to World War II. Many
innocent people died, men, women, and children. Many people later suffered from
radiation, a type of poison released by the bomb. This book is a true story of
one of the children, Sadako Sasaki, who later died because of leukemia from the
radiation. She is a heroine throughout Japan for her struggle to live. Her
simple task of making 644 paper cranes in the hospital, before she died, helped
her live longer. She was very brave.
This story
is dramatic and sad. It makes you think about how special it is to live, and
that, sometimes, even children do not grow old. Sadako was truly a brave girl.
We all hope to be a bit like her.
I recommend this book for any one who wants to
learn about Hiroshima and the children who suffered.
Blog by Caraline Le Coz
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Genre: Historical Fiction
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