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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
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Kavitha Sivakumar
Jan 19, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Author S. Ramakrishnan talk about this book in his book "Aadhalinal". So I wanted to read this book.

The story talks about Sadako, a Japanese girl, who was full of life and wanted to run and participate in races. Because of the atomic bomb explosion during world war, the radiation infection affected many people over decades. Sadako was one of the victim and admitted into hospital for cancer. Her best friend gave her a golden paper crane and told her that if she madee thousand paper cranes, then
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Nancy
May 03, 2016 rated it it was amazing
This book tells the true story of a family, who were near the site of an atomic bomb blast during world war II. The author interviewed the family of a young girl, who developed leukemia when she was ten years old. The book had a greater impact on me, than an over all account of the bombings of Japan. When it is heard as a first person account, it is so heart wrenching. I cried at the end of the book. It is so touching.
Annette
A sad but sweet. I have folded many, many paper cranes just like the ones in the story.
Audrey
Sep 14, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
A very sad story. So much of emotions going through my mind especially when Sadako found out about her illness until the end. The only thing I didn't like about the book was that it was too short. ...more
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