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Hiroshima Dreams
By Easton, Kelly
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52547-821-8
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Dutton Children's Books, c2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2007
Gr 6-Up Lin is five years old when her grandmother arrives from Japan. She feels an immediate kinship with Obaachan, who teaches her to meditate and shares stories of her former life. They also share the gift of vision, or second sight. Lin is a musical prodigy; aware of her otherness, she struggles to find her voice. Unlike her mother and older sister, Sally, who embrace American culture, Lin is draw...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Lin's first-person narrative begins in 1996, when she is five and her Japanese grandmother comes to Rhode Island to live with the fami...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
