A review by thisgrrlreads
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson

4.0

Here in the US, we do not see enough perspectives from Japan after the atomic bombs were dropped. This is one perspective, from Sachiko who was six at the time and watched nearly all of her family die during the bombing or directly after from radiation sickness or cancer. It is heartbreaking but it's also amazing to see who Sachiko was inspired by throughout her life, to go on and finally speak out about what happened to her in spite of everything. There were a number of text boxes with background information about the war and political situation that were illuminating and might inspire some further reading on WWII from a different perspective.