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“An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable.” —Booklist, starred reviewHiroshima-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.
The book, Sadako and the thousand paper cranes [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780698118027 in Paperback by Eleanor Coerr may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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