This book deserves 6 stars or more - absolutely perfect!
In verse and in prose, with haunting illustrations, this is a breathtakingly beautiful and simultaneously heart-wrenching story of the power of a promise.
We experience the devastation of the bomb hitting Hiroshima through the eyes of a teenager. His fear of not knowing what happened, what destroyed their home, but determination keeps him and his best friend on their quest to find Keiko, his friend's 5 year old sister. Tragedy forces him into a promise which he fights tooth and nail to keep. This promise is tainted by fate and his failure haunts him. Is there no salvation from this endless guilt?
Finished it in one sitting, because there was no way I could put it down. This book was emotional perfection. Feeling so much and so strongly, in a story that shines with the power of humanity. Have your tissues ready...
We experience the devastation of the bomb hitting Hiroshima through the eyes of a teenager. His fear of not knowing what happened, what destroyed their home, but determination keeps him and his best friend on their quest to find Keiko, his friend's 5 year old sister. Tragedy forces him into a promise which he fights tooth and nail to keep. This promise is tainted by fate and his failure haunts him. Is there no salvation from this endless guilt?
Finished it in one sitting, because there was no way I could put it down. This book was emotional perfection. Feeling so much and so strongly, in a story that shines with the power of humanity. Have your tissues ready...