"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
| ISBN: | 9780142401132 |
| Publication date: | 12th April 2004 |
| Author: | Eleanor Coerr |
| Illustrator: | Ronald Himler |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 80 pages |
| Series: | Puffin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |