Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story

“Two narrators use three distinct styles in telling this true story…Katherine Fenton makes a vocal distinction between Sachiko’s childhood memories of the bombing and her later life. With youthful innocence, Fenton describes Sachiko’s burning feet, dirt-choked lungs, and other agonies. She utilizes a more matter-of-fact tone for Sachiko’s later reflections. John Chancer is unsentimentally informative as he delivers historical and political background information needed to understand Sachiko’s story in the context of world history.” —AudioFile

"[A] book that is both personal and universal, both thoroughly researched and real.” —New York Times Book Review

“Sensitively describes the historical context.” —Washington Post

“Luminous, enduring, utterly necessary.” —Booklist (starred review)

“This sensitive and well-crafted account of a Nagasaki bomb survivor is an essential addition to World War II biography collections for middle school students.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

“This biography of Sachiko Yasui is a book that every school library should feature and one that is reminiscent of Anne Frank’s diary in terms of the powerful message it leaves with its readers.” —Children’s Literature