{"product_id":"the-sky-we-shared-9781947627529","title":"The Sky We Shared","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an \"enemy\" leaves a heavy heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn southern Japan, Tamiko spends her time writing in her diary, dreaming of making theatrical costumes, and praying her brother Kyo makes it back from the war. She wishes she could be brave like him and help the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn rural Oregon, Nellie spends her time lying in the grass, studying the stars, and wishing for her pa to return from the war. She also wishes the boy next door, Joey, would talk to her again like he used to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoon the girls' lives become inextricably linked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTamiko and her classmates are brought to a damp, repurposed theater to make large paper balloons to help the military.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knows what they are for.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNellie and her classmates ration food, work in salvage drives, and support their community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knows what's coming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBased on Japan's Project Fu-Go during the last stretch of World War II, \u003c\/i\u003e The Sky We Shared \u003ci\u003euses the alternating perspectives of Nellie and Tamiko to depict the shared tragedies of two countries at war.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947627529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2021 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shirley Reva Vernick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187024191669,"sku":"9781947627529","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3794aa9f-61d3-4c51-94e6-712385743207.jpg?v=1742271105","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sky-we-shared-9781947627529","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}