Bibliograph

Yoko's diary, the life of a young girl in Hiroshima during WWII, [Yoko Moriwaki] ; edited by Paul Ham ; translated by Debbie Edwards

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Yoko's diary, the life of a young girl in Hiroshima during WWII, [Yoko Moriwaki] ; edited by Paul Ham ; translated by Debbie Edwards

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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Index

no index present

Intended audience

For secondary school age

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yoko's diary

Responsibility statement

[Yoko Moriwaki] ; edited by Paul Ham ; translated by Debbie Edwards

Sub title

the life of a young girl in Hiroshima during WWII

Summary

1945 was a hard time to be a child in Japan. Many had seen their cities destroyed by US bombers. Food, fuel and materials were in short supply. Yet spirits remained high. In April 1945, Yoko Moriwaki started high school in Hiroshima, excited to be a prestigious 'Kenjo' girl, and full of duty towards her parents, school and country. But the country was falling apart and in four months time her city would become the target for the first atomic bomb ever used as a weapon. In her diary, Yoko provides an account of that time - when conditions were so poor that children as young as twelve were required to work in industry; when fierce battles raged in the Pacific and children like Yoko believed victory was near

Target audience

adolescent

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