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Peace is a chain reaction : how World War II Japanese balloon bombs brought people of two nations together / Tanya Lee Stone ; [foreword by Ben Takeshita ; illustrations by Yumeno Furukawa].
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763676865
- ISBN: 0763676861
- Physical Description: x, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "The endpapers illustrate all the known balloon bomb sighting, landing, or recovery locations in the United States and Mexico." -- Title page verso. "A Junior Library Guild selection" -- Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-157) and index. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10+ |
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| Genre: | Personal narratives. Instructional and educational works. Illustrated works. History. Juvenile works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Grand Forks Campbell Library | MH 940.5428 STONE 2022 (Text) | 523761 | Military History | Available | - |
Summary:
From an award-winning author comes a vivid depiction of an act of war from opposing sides of the conflict in World War II and a rare reconciliation and wish for peace that evolved years later. In May, 1945 two teenagers contemplated carrying out a plot to blow up the Tule Lake Relocation Center, in California. At its peak there were nearly nineteen thousand people of Japanese descent being held there by the American government. Stone lays the global groundwork for the event, before zeroing in on the lives of the people involved. She provides an intimate look at how their changing perspectives affected their actions. Despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction. -- adapted from Chapter One and jacket.