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One of the Untold stories of World War Two

Under the Broken Sky by Markio Nagai

October 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was taught that if writers have a negative comment about what they are reviewing, they should start with a positive comment. However, I am going to be a rebel and start with the negative: If I have one complaint about Under the Broken Sky by Markio Nagai it is that the language is too modern. The contemporary voice of the narrator occasionally took me out of the (historical) moment, making me backtrack to get back to Manchuria mid-1940s. Now that is over, the good […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: 1939-1945, Asia, China, Japan, Manchuria, Markio Nagai, Military & Wars, Orphans & Foster Homes, refugees, siblings, World War

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:429 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: 1939-1945, Asia, China, Japan, Manchuria, Markio Nagai, Military & Wars, Orphans & Foster Homes, refugees, siblings, World War ·
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