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Peace is a chain reaction : how World War II Japanese balloon bombs brought people of two nations together / Tanya Lee Stone ; illustrations by Yumeno Furukawa.

Author: Stone, Tanya Lee, author.

Physical Description:x, 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Note:"The endpapers illustrate all the known balloon bomb sighting, landing, or recovery locations in the United States and Mexico." --title page verso

Note:"Adults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged both to America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion. Panning the camera wide, Tanya Lee Stone lays the global groundwork for the storys context before zooming in on the lives of the people involved, providing an intimate look at how their changing perspectives impact their actions. Through meticulous research, interviews, and archival photo curation, Stone skillfully weaves all of these stories together, illuminating how, despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction." --book jacket

Audience:Ages 10-14.



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