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Overview2018 Red Maple Award — Shortlisted • High Plains Book Award — Shortlisted, Young Adult category When Christian learns his great-grandfather helped build the A-bombs dropped on Japan, he wants to make amends … somehow. While attending the funeral of his great-grandfather, ninth-grader Christian Larkin learns that the man he loved and respected was a member of the Manhattan Project, the team that designed and created the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during the Second World War. On a school trip to Japan, Chris meets eighty-one-year-old Yuko, who was eleven when the first bomb exploded over Hiroshima, horribly injuring her. Christian is determined to do something to make up for what his great-grandfather did. But after all this time, what can one teenager really do? His friends tell him it’s a stupid idea, that there’s nothing he can do. And maybe they’re right. But maybe, just maybe … they’re wrong. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David A. PoulsenPublisher: Dundurn Group Ltd Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.163kg ISBN: 9781459736375ISBN 10: 1459736370 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 29 December 2016 Recommended Age: From 12 to 15 years Audience: Young adult , Young adult , Teenage / Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA great novel to begin the dialogue about nuclear disarmament, the realities of warfare, and the role of the individual in the global village. - Resource Links Poulsen's latest is a great read. * Quill & Quire * A powerful story about forgiveness, healing and coming to terms with the sins of the past. * Canadian Children's Book News * A great novel to begin the dialogue about nuclear disarmament, the realities of warfare, and the role of the individual in the global village. * Resource Links * This memorable addition to Hiroshima literature should resonate with readers. * Booklist (starred review) * A compelling story with strong characters whom the reader will find believable as well as likeable. * VOYA Magazine * Yuko's story and her meeting with Christian are worth reading and can start the conversation with young readers about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. * Kirkus Reviews * Poulsen s latest is a great read. - Quill & Quire Yuko's story and her meeting with Christian are worth reading and can start the conversation with young readers about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. - Kirkus Reviews This memorable addition to Hiroshima literature should resonate with readers. - Booklist Author InformationDavid A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, football coach, and actor, who spends eighty to one hundred days each year as a visiting author in schools across Canada. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Old Man, which was shortlisted for the Forest of Reading White Pine award, and Numbers which won the Sakura Medal in Japan. He lives in the foothills west of Claresholm, Alberta. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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