395 reviews for:

Sadako y Las Mil Grullas de Papel

Eleanor Coerr

4.09 AVERAGE

carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad slow-paced

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Short and sweet but powerful. Sadako was just a baby when Hiroshima was atom bombed, but the effects of the bomb last beyond her. A surprisingly dark story for a kid's chapter book but an essential story to tell. 

easst46's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

beanpaste's review against another edition

4.5

inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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A quick read, but may I stress a fictionalization of young Sadako. Masahiro wrote in his book that his sister did in fact reach beyond one thousand cranes. Yes, I understand a fictional retelling of a real person, but it does make me sad it wasn't included.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content

minkreads's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

moonflower97's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

scottbungalowreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death

acciojulia's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

muff1n_reads's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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May/24/2025

Quick read took me 24 minutes 
My aunt recommended this because I love to make paper stars (I have made over 350 so far)

I hope you enjoy/enjoyed this book as much as I did✨
Happy reading 💕 
-Muffin

thebogbean's review against another edition

4.75

challenging informative inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

meddlesomemills's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Dropped a star after learning that she did in fact finish the 1,000 cranes and then some. I wish it stayed true to that part of her story. Otherwise, a heart wrenching story of the aftermath of atomic violence.