Peace is a chain reaction : how World War II Japanese balloon bombs brought people of two nations together
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
Physical Description
x, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Summary
"Adults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged both to America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion. Panning the camera wide, Tanya Lee Stone lays the global groundwork for the story's context before zooming in on the lives of the people involved, providing an intimate look at how their changing perspectives impact their actions. Through meticulous research, interviews, and archival photo curation, Stone skillfully weaves all of these stories together, illuminating how, despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction. Extensive back matter includes an author's note, source notes, bibliography, and index."--Provided by publisher.
Notes
Map on endpapers.
"The endpapers illustrate all the known balloon bomb sighting, landing, or recovery locations in the United States and Mexico." -- Title page verso.
Subjects
- Bombing, Aerial > Oregon > Juvenile literature.
- Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Personal narratives > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Personal narratives > Juvenile literature.
- Peace movements > United States > Juvenile literature.
- Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
- World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Japan.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Personal narratives.
- Peace movements > United States.
- Bombing, Aerial > Oregon.
- Oregon > History > Juvenile literature.
- Takeshita, Yuzuru John, 1926-2016 > Juvenile literature.
- Takeshita, Yuzuru John, 1926-2016.