Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Coerr, Eleanor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142401137 ISBN 13: 9780142401132

Publisher: Puffin Books, 2019

Synopsis

"An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." --Booklist, starred review

The star of her school's running team, Sadako is lively and athletic...until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life--the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan.

"[The] story speaks directly to young readers of the tragedy of Sadako's death and, in its simplicity, makes a universal statement for 'peace in the world." --The Horn Book "The story is told tenderly but with neither a morbid nor a sentimental tone: it is direct and touching." --BCCB

About this title

Review:

"An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable."

An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable. ("Booklist", starred review)

About the Author:

Eleanor Coerr (1922-2010) is the author of many books for young readers, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and Mieko and the Fifth Treasure.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0142401137
• ISBN 13: 9780142401132
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Himler Ronald