| Author: | David A. Poulsen | ISBN: | 9781459736399 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn | Publication: | October 22, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn | Language: | English |
| Author: | David A. Poulsen |
| ISBN: | 9781459736399 |
| Publisher: | Dundurn |
| Publication: | October 22, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Dundurn |
| Language: | English |
- A ninth-grader learns about the Hibakusha (Japanese atomic-bomb survivors), their struggles, and his own grandfather's role in them
- A compelling look at the horror of war through the eyes of those who lived it and those who haven’t
- Story is seen through the eyes of a group of North American teenagers grappling with intense and confusing feelings about the suffering of WWII
- Author David Poulsen, having researched and written award-winning books about wars in Vietnam and France, creates a well-researched look at the horror of war in Japan and its impact on innocent people
- Author’s previous book, Old Man, was shortlisted for the Forest of Reading White Pine Award and Numbers was awarded the Sakura Medal (Japan), and was a finalist for the R. Ross Annett Award (Alberta) and ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Young Adult Fiction
- A ninth-grader learns about the Hibakusha (Japanese atomic-bomb survivors), their struggles, and his own grandfather's role in them
- A compelling look at the horror of war through the eyes of those who lived it and those who haven’t
- Story is seen through the eyes of a group of North American teenagers grappling with intense and confusing feelings about the suffering of WWII
- Author David Poulsen, having researched and written award-winning books about wars in Vietnam and France, creates a well-researched look at the horror of war in Japan and its impact on innocent people
- Author’s previous book, Old Man, was shortlisted for the Forest of Reading White Pine Award and Numbers was awarded the Sakura Medal (Japan), and was a finalist for the R. Ross Annett Award (Alberta) and ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award for Young Adult Fiction
