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Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together by Tanya Lee Stone
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Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together by Tanya Lee Stone
Hardcover $24.99
Sep 13, 2022 | ISBN 9780763676865

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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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