Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes Paperback – September 1, 1987

It has been over thirty years since I read this book. I decided to purchase and reread it again today. This is the story of a young girl who was an infant when the United States dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima. So many people died. Worse yet were those who developed leukemia years later. Sadako was one of them. She loved to run. She had a dream of making the running team when she got to Junior High. Instead of running, she found herself in the hospital battling leukemia. Her best friend brought her a golden origami crane. She had made it based on the story they had been told about a person making a thousand paper cranes, then they will get well.I am sixty-six at this reading. I was so touched at the message in this book. It is a message of hope and never giving up. It is a message of reaching for your dreams. The author was inspired to write this story for the kids in America. She based it on the biography of Sadako's life written by her classmates and published. I enjoyed rereading this book so much that I will make sure that I have a copy on my shelves at school. I want to reintroduce one of the most inspirational books I have ever read to a new generation of students.

This is one I read during my childhood, and it never let me go. Based on the life of a real 10 year old girl, it tells her story as she is diagnosed with leukemia because of the bombing of Hiroshima. It's geared towards upper elementary/low middle school-age kids, but it still made me cry. Sadako tries to make 1000 paper cranes to appeal to the gods for healing, but doesn't make it. 😭Such an important story to tell.War is not the answer.Lives like Sadako's matter.Peace will always be the answer and should always be the goal . 🕊

Love this story; reading it with my students and they're enjoying it.

Muy bueno

4 stars because it engaged 9 year old boy who’d rather play video games. The story is deeply engaging, while the sentence structure and flow of the writing is somewhat repetative.

This story will stay with you long after you finish the book. It is easy enough for a child to read, but deep enough that an adult will be drawn into Sadako's innocence and her optimism and fear as she faces the worst.Heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.

Short and heartfelt book. Arrived in great shape, very well packaged. In my opinion it is a perfect book for anyone ages 13 and over.

Classic that every child should read.