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Soul Lanterns
Soul Lanterns | Shaw Kuzki
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The haunting and poignant story of a how a young Japanese girl's understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiroshima is transformed by a memorial lantern-floating ceremony. Twelve-year-old Nozomi lives in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. She wasn't even born when the bombing of Hiroshima took place. Every year Nozomi joins her family at the lantern-floating ceremony to honor those lost in the bombing. People write the names of their deceased loved ones along with messages of peace, on paper lanterns and set them afloat on the river. This year Nozomi realizes that her mother always releases one lantern with no name. She begins to ask questions, and when complicated stories of loss and loneliness unfold, Nozomi and her friends come up with a creative way to share their loved ones' experiences. By opening people's eyes to the struggles they all keep hidden, the project teaches the entire community new ways to show compassion. Soul Lanterns is an honest exploration of what happened on August 6, 1945, and offers readers a glimpse not only into the rich cultural history of Japan but also into the intimate lives of those who recognize--better than most--the urgent need for peace.
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SusanLee
Soul Lanterns | Shaw Kuzki
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#gratefulharvest #lantern @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I haven‘t read the book but the cover looks pretty

Eggs Looks good! 3y
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MagpieBricolage
Soul Lanterns | Shaw Kuzki
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My favorite enamel pin, ever. Found yesterday at my local comic shop, Books with Pictures. ❤💖💙

#readtherainbow #bisexual #omnisexual #weneeddiversebooks #enamelpin

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Lovesbooks87
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The cover is what drew me to pick this up at my local indie yesterday. 😍 But the story was beautiful but heartbreaking. Told 25 years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Nozomi realizes that her mother always releases a lantern with no name on it. As she begins to ask questions she is told first hand accounts of what happened that awful day to people‘s loved ones and themselves. 👇🏻

Lovesbooks87 👆🏻Her and her friends come up with a creative way to express what they found out. She is told the struggles of others and how the compassion of the community of everyone helped the everyone. I learned a lot of important information about this awful time in our world history that I knew nothing about from this middle grade novel! Hopefully this is something that will never happen again! (edited) 4y
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