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Under the Broken Sky

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By Mariko Nagai
Publisher Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Under the Broken Sky
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Description Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature.Booklist, starred review A beautifully told middlegrade novelinverse about a Japanese orphans experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II.Twelveyearold Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life theyve known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945 Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsus broken family is rife with strug...

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26156 words26,156 words
288 pages288 pages
Lexile 870LLexile 870L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Age 9-13Age 9-13
Published 2019Published 2019

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9781250159229

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