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The story is so heartbreaking, it’s so hard to even try and imagine what it must have been like...
In 1983, aged eleven, I saw Return of the Jedi in the cinema with a friend. its something...
We experience the devastation of the bomb hitting Hiroshima through the eyes of a teenager. His...
This is a beautifully written story, told in three parts, some in prose and some in poetry. The...
This is a lovely book in every way although the subject matter is, of course, tragic - the...
I enjoyed the layout of this book and the writing style, as it is different from any other book I...
This story drew me in as it was ww2 related and I find the subject interesting especially as...
I love WWII historical fiction. So much of it is set in continental Europe, though. I read a...
I finally picked up my copy to read on the VE 75th anniversary and flew through the book. The...
A story filled with heartwarming moments, courage, harrowing moments and despair. I loved it so...
Mizuki is worried about her grandad, he is very depressed. She can't figure out what's wrong...
This absolutely broke my heart and I was a jibbering wreck by the end of it. Mizuki's...
The story follows the character of Icharo from the day of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945 to...
This is without a doubt one of those books that everybody should read - a story of courage,...
The story starts off with Mizuki worrying over her grandfather who is very depressed. When she...
It seems wrong to say that a tale about such a harrowing event is beautiful but that is exactly...
It is an interesting and touching book as it started describing how Ichiro being the Japanese...
I have absolutely loved reading this book. From the gorgeous cover to the instructions and paper...
Thank you to @readersfirst for the free copy of this book! Absolutely incredible ride of a book....
“Our memories weigh Heavy on our soul like leaves On a dying tree” The beginning of the book is...
I first saw this book on Reader's First - loved the opening chapters but didn't 'win' a copy, so...
I loved this book so much I read it in one sitting! It opens in 2018 where a boy is talking to...
This was an amazing, captivating book that I wouldn’t normally have picked up. The story goes...
The protagonists of this story are Mizuki and her grandfather, and this novel is told from their...
This book was entirely outside of my comfort zone- the way its written, the genre were nothing...
I thought this was a truly beautiful book, I devoured it in two sittings. My knowledge of the...
The opening of this book immediately pulled me in. A poem. I read the first few pages several...
I was excited to read ‘The last paper crane my from the moment I saw it, and once it arrived it...
A really powerful evocative young adult novel about Hiroshima told from present day Japan to the...
This was quite different to the kind of books I normally read, but very enjoyable. The typeset...
This is a very original book with a moving and thoughtful story presented in a unique manner. I...
The story opens with Mizuki (in 2018) reminiscing about her grandfather. It then moves on to the...
This was not my usual type of book, that being said I found it absolutely mesmerising to the...
Immediately I felt a connection with; - the author - reading the author’s note as an...
Well, i didn't intend on reading this book in half a day i did! This was such a sad story to...
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