Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together
By Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrated by Various
By Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrated by Various
Category: Children's Nonfiction | Children's Middle Grade Books
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$24.99
Sep 13, 2022 | ISBN 9780763676865 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
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Praise
This nuanced account of major events in the war between the U.S. and Japan during WWII is one of the few offerings that covers the period from beginning to end. . . This full-circle account is applicable across content areas.
—Booklist (starred review)
This book describes events from the perspective of the victims and survivors of the balloon bomb in Oregon, the schoolgirls who made the bombs in Japan, and a young Japanese American’s experience in an internment camp. . . . A wonderful selection for nonfiction shelves, this is a compelling narrative of peace and war—but most importantly, redemption.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
An extraordinary story that brings a new perspective to the human toll of war and the capacity for healing.
—Kirkus Reviews
This complicated story includes a large cast of characters, multiple settings, and several shifts in time. It’s a credit to Stone that she fashions them into a cohesive, compelling narrative.
—The Horn Book
An under-explored corner of World War II literature that will earn its place in many collections.
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Awards
Chicago Public Library Best Books SELECTION 2022
Junior Library Guild Selection SELECTION 2022
NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies SELECTION 2023
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year SELECTION 2022
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