![]() Tamiko and her classmates are brought to a damp, repurposed theater to make large paper balloons to help the military. Soon the girls' lives become inextricably linked. She also wishes the boy next door, Joey, would talk to her again like he used to. In rural Oregon, Nellie spends her time lying in the grass, studying the stars, and wishing for her pa to return from the war. She wishes she could be brave like him and help the war effort. ![]() ![]() In 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. In 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. ![]()
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