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A girl and her island

Yukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II Story. by Yukie Kimura, Kodo Kimura

October 12, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Yukie is a young girl who lives on an island with her parents and siblings. She plays and explores with her brother, helps their father keep the lighthouse going, and is excited when they leave the island for school, even on the day she lost her lunch overboard and the fish had a feast because of it. She is a typical young girl, except this is not a story of just any girl, or any island, but one of a young Japanese girl during World […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asia, Benten Jima Island, family, Japan, Kodo Kimura, Lighthouses, Military & Wars, Steve Sheinkin, Suzuki family, World War II, Yukie Kimura, Yukie Kimura, Kodo Kimura

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:739 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asia, Benten Jima Island, family, Japan, Kodo Kimura, Lighthouses, Military & Wars, Steve Sheinkin, Suzuki family, World War II, Yukie Kimura, Yukie Kimura, Kodo Kimura ·
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