Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Paperback

"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
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 1987
• | Number of Pages: 80 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0698118022
• | ISBN-13: 9780698118027