The Blossom and the Firefly
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From the award-winning author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of Salt to the Sea, Lovely War, and Code Name Verity.
Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country…until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day…until she meets Taro.
A song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days?
Sherri L. Smith has been called an author with astonishing range and a stellar storyteller by E. Lockhart, the bestselling author of We Were Liars, and a truly talented writer by Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming. Here, with achingly beautiful prose, Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death, of hope in the face of tragedy, set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.
| SKU | 132485 |
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| ISBN | 9781524737900 |
| Language | English |
| Page Count | 320 |
| Product Type | Hardcover Books |
| Book Type | Young Adult Novels |
| Primary Contributor | Sherri L. Smith |
| Age Groups | Ages 13 to 15, Ages 16 to 18 |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |