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“If a dragonfly lands on you, it means change is coming.
You better watch your dreams, Nini.”
Living in China when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Nini and her family don’t realize that their world is about to collapse. Nini and her best friend Chiyoko are on their way home from school when they are stopped by Japanese soldiers and forced to step aside for a car with a mysterious passenger. Uncertain of what is happening, they create a secret hiding place to leave messages for each other.
Nini’s family is soon forced into hiding to protect her American mother from being arrested and sent to an internment camp. When the family situation becomes desperate amid circumstances of hunger, disease, and quarantine, Nini is the only one who can make the dangerous journey across the war-torn city to save her family and find her best friend.
Not since Empire of the Sun has a book captured the drama of Westerners trapped in China during World War II.
Publisher : Forward Press (August 31, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 184 pages
ISBN-10 : 1646634217
ISBN-13 : 978-1646634217
Reading age : 13 – 18 years
Item Weight : 9.8 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book an exciting and informative narrative that blends historical and cultural information. They describe it as a young adult novel for readers of all ages, with an end that encourages them to relate the story to their own lives. The writing quality is praiseworthy, with clear language and skillful capture of the author’s thoughts and viewpoints. Readers find the book enjoyable, and consider it a valuable contribution to literature for both young and old.
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