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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Eleanor Coerr
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

By Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by Ronald Himler

By Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by Ronald Himler

By Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by Ronald Himler

By Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by Ronald Himler

By Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by Ronald Himler

By Eleanor Coerr
Illustrated by Ronald Himler

By Eleanor Coerr
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By Eleanor Coerr
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Apr 12, 2004 | 80 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Sep 01, 1987 | 80 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Apr 12, 2004 | 80 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Mar 05, 2019 | 45 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

     “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 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

    Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic–the star of her school’s running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the “atom bomb disease,” Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.

    About Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

     “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 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)

    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

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    About Eleanor Coerr

    Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily,… More about Eleanor Coerr

    About Eleanor Coerr

    Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily,… More about Eleanor Coerr

    About Eleanor Coerr

    Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily,… More about Eleanor Coerr

    About Eleanor Coerr

    Eleanor Coerr was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and grew up in Saskatoon. Two of her favorite childhood hobbies were reading and making up stories. Eleanor began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. Luckily,… More about Eleanor Coerr

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 80 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142401132

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Sep 01, 1987 | 80 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780698118027

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 80 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101042410

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $8.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Mar 05, 2019 | 45 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525629078

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    “This an extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” –Booklist, starred review

    “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

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