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“An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred review Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic–the star of her school’s running team . . . until 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.
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 9/1/1987
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.15 lbs
Size: 7.96″ H x 5.06″ L x 0.21″ W
ISBN: 9780698118027
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