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This is an excellent read and perspective on the atomic bomb dropping that most students do not take the time to think about. Being able to read about how the bomb affected the lives of people in Japan from the perspective of people who were actually there helps to really understand the depth of destruction and despair caused by this incident. The book is well written and fairly short in length which lends itself well to the high school classroom because it would be able to keep kids engaged and not overwhelm them as far as required reading length goes. It's commonly known to students that the atomic bomb helped end the war but they do not really take into account what the impact of this event really was and how truly devastating this was to the people of Japan.
This book would be a good read for multiple grades and subject areas. You could easily tie this in to a history, science, or literature class and have the students take away something good from it.
