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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

By Eleanor Coerr

Publisher: Puffin 1999

ISBN: 0698118022

MY HERO recommends this book to children readers.

Annotation
"Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy."

User Reviews:

From: RIP | Date: 2/14/2015 7:10 AM

I read this in school I felt so bad

From: paris | Date: 2/20/2013 3:53 AM

I am reading this book in school

From: HISHAM | Date: 11/19/2012 12:37 PM

IF YOU READ THE BOOK TRY NOT TO CRY AND TRY TO MAKE THE PAPER CRANE AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK IT IS TRICKY

From: HISHAM | Date: 11/19/2012 12:34 PM

THE BOOK IS AWSOME

From: aaa | Date: 10/4/2012 12:31 PM

This Story is very touching i read it when i was a little girl in my school our teacher even had exactly 60 coppies for each of us to read even tho i was very small back then its still a very touching book if u think this book stinks then shame on you for not enjoying such a great story about this girl but if u havent read it u should read it :)

From: arliah davis | Date: 9/7/2011 8:11 PM

our class read the book and i cry :(

From: Ava | Date: 10/17/2010 4:00 AM

I have reread this book so many times... read it now i am sure you will love it!

From: kayla | Date: 8/10/2010 3:52 AM

This book that you have picked to read it is a very good book and you will enjoyit !!!!!

From: brandon | Date: 12/2/2009 12:02 AM

well i did not really like the book

From: richard | Date: 12/2/2009 12:00 AM

it is good

From: afshan | Date: 10/9/2009 7:44 PM

this book rocks
so read it now

From: celeste | Date: 5/5/2009 9:19 AM

hi i love her story it was amazing

From: Arianne | Date: 3/24/2009 3:59 AM

this is an amazing book...very touching.

From: laura | Date: 10/8/2008 3:55 AM

I LOVE THIS BOOOOKKKK!!!!

when i move to japan, i want to see her statue

From: jackie | Date: 9/24/2008 6:04 AM

I loved this book.But it was sad and that didn't stop me from reading it!!8o)

From: happy me | Date: 9/21/2008 5:25 AM

this story is so good and i read on and on none stop so it is very good we need more about sadako and hiroshima ALSO i read the book hiroshima and it so good to

From: HFGV u;o | Date: 6/26/2008 4:02 PM

INTERESTING HOW DISEASE WINS THE WAR

From: BRISSON | Date: 3/12/2008 6:27 AM

IT'S A GOOD STORY IT CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE I THINK YOU BETTER READ IT

From: Chris | Date: 2/22/2008 9:38 AM

I was recommended to read this book. i dont read much. but when i started to read it i couldnt stop. This book is very sad and has a story behind it. I never cried before after reading a book. im glad i read this great book!!!

From: sophia | Date: 12/13/2007 1:09 PM

this book is very sad and touching. Sadako was a brave girl who fought out her sickness.Sadako is a inspiration to all of us.

From: ?< | Date: 12/10/2007 1:39 PM

i read the book it is very sad though when she gets lukemia. but everyone should read it.

From: nafisa | Date: 11/19/2007 5:24 AM

i read this it tells to me that this is true.i love this.

From: Maryam | Date: 10/20/2007 11:43 PM

I loved the book I thought it was so sad but had a great lesson behind it all Sadako Sasaki was a great and brave girl that only diserved great things.

From: alexandria | Date: 8/13/2007 8:39 AM

i read this book when i was in forth grade and loved it.still the ending made me cry.

From: Skye | Date: 5/10/2007 3:18 PM

I read This book In Class Last Year and Am Looking For it so that i can read it again so do you Know were i can get a copy of this amazing story.

Check your local library or, if you would rather, you can purchase your own copy from any of the major bookstores.
--The MY HERO Library Staff

From: The Wyse Guys | Date: 5/3/2007 5:28 AM

We loved Sadako's story. She will always hold
a special place in our hearts!

From: Jaida | Date: 4/21/2007 11:16 AM

I love this book it is great but sad the way she got luekemia it must of been sad for family in Japan but i know if she never got luekemia she would be a great girl then a great woman and would have a great life for her so for the people who havn't read this book you she should its great and sad and this also goes for the ingi the boy who died with luekimia he would have been a great man to and hope they are in a great place right now were the should be right now and would always be and again for the people who havnt read this book you should Sadako family was always there for her at all times and i wish for the other people with luekimia hope you will past the level and make 1000 paper cranes wish you people the best Jaida

From: Jenna | Date: 2/9/2007 9:36 AM

when I first read this book I was in fourth grade and i'm still in fourth grade and I loved it because my whole class read it and it was amazing. The parts I thought were the most saddest were when sadako got luekemia, and died but I still loved the book and how it was written

From: valarie | Date: 1/29/2007 8:35 AM

this was a very interesting book!
it caught my attention really well!
i would recomend this book to anybody!

From: | Date: 1/24/2007 10:48 AM

this book is great! Its sad, but now Sadako is known all over Japan!

From: skylor | Date: 1/15/2007 11:05 PM

i liked this book and i felt like crying about for 5 or 6 mins

From: ? | Date: 11/28/2006 10:24 PM

l like this book it was great when l read it

From: xavier | Date: 10/9/2006 10:41 PM

i love the book i read it in 4 grade its so sad but good about sadako her life story i think everyone should read it!!!!!

From: john torres | Date: 9/27/2006 5:06 AM

This is a great book. I felt really sad when sadako died. You should read this book.

From: trinh tran viet | Date: 5/10/2006 12:50 PM

i'm fell so sad why people have to kill all other .... why do we be best friend help together....
I did reading this book so bad of sadako sasaki she is my hero nad annybody!!!!!

From: raphael | Date: 4/11/2006 11:59 PM

i like this book and you will to!!!

From: tony | Date: 3/29/2006 2:38 AM

I liked the book

From: | Date: 3/28/2006 2:40 AM

I loved the book.

From: ajeet | Date: 3/28/2006 2:40 AM

My class is reading this book.children in my class like the book

From: EVAN | Date: 3/28/2006 2:39 AM

MY TEACHER MS SONIA AND OUR CLASS ARE READING THIS BOOK IT'S SO GOOD THE HOLE CLASS LOVES IT AND IT'S SO SAD THAT SHE DIED.
PS WE LOVE THE BOOK.

From: samantha | Date: 3/23/2006 5:03 AM

This is a great book. I felt really sad when sadako died. You should read this book, but also read Mieko and the Fifth Treasure!!!!!!!!!

From: tanya | Date: 2/20/2006 2:56 AM

i read this book 2 or 3 times and i feel like crying every time!

From: | Date: 2/8/2006 10:31 PM

this is a great story it made me cry! it is sad how a little girl who had nothing 2 do nw/ the war died.

From: sdfghjklsdfghjkl | Date: 1/29/2006 5:10 AM

sad good MUST READ!!!!

From: ana isa | Date: 1/17/2006 7:55 AM

i read this book and i enjoy it also i think is a good lesson to show that wars are stupid!!

From: hassan | Date: 11/27/2005 4:57 AM

hi i'm here to tell you that sadako was a good girl that died with honuor i do respect that for her!!

From: Saral Tep | Date: 11/15/2005 10:10 PM

This is a MUST read^_^

From: aditya | Date: 10/18/2005 4:03 AM

it's a great book you will enjoy it

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