“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.