Under the Broken Sky
Mariko Nagai
Written in verse, the novel follows Natsu and her younger sister Asa as they flee a Japanese settlement in occupied Manchuria during World War II’s last year. After their father is drafted, a neighbor cares for them. The sisters later leave on foot and reach a city by train, where they take shelter in a school. Illness separates them, and Natsu resolves to find Asa so they can seek their father in Japan.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
