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Yuriko was happy growing up in Hiroshima when it was just her and Papa. But her aunt, Kimiko, and her cousin, Genji, are living with them now, and the family is only getting bigger with talk of a double marriage! And while things are changing at home, the world beyond their doors is even more unpredictable: World War II is coming to an end, and since the Japanese newspapers don't report lost battles, the Japanese people are not entirely certain of where Japan stands. Yuriko is used to the sirens and the air-raid drills, but things start to feel more real when the neighbors who have left to fight stop coming home. When the bombs hit Hiroshima, it's through Yuriko's twelve-year-old eyes that we witness the devastation and horror. This is a story that offers young listeners insight into how children lived during the war, while also introducing them to Japanese culture. Based on author Kathleen Burkinshaw's mother's firsthand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Last Cherry Blossom hopes to warn listeners of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding them that the enemy in any war is often not so different from ourselves.

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Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author and the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor. In 2019, she spoke about her mother's experience in Hiroshima at the United Nations. She has been featured on PBS, local NPR stations, and Japanese and English programs on NHK World Japan, as well as in Asian American magazines/newspapers and two major Japanese newspapers. She lives with her husband and daughter in Charlotte, North Carolina. Yuuki Luna was born as Yuuki Luna Yamagiwa. She is an actress, producer, and audiobook narrator known for WandaVision, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop, and Sijipeuseu: The Myth.

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