Yukie’s Island: My Family’s World War II Story
Yukie Kimura, K–odo Kimura, Steve Sheinkin
In 1943, six-year-old Yukie Kimura moves with her family to Bentenjima, an island off Japan’s coast, where her father is a lighthouse keeper. She remembers playing with her brother and sister before the war reaches their home and the family shelters from nearby bombing. After the war, empty classroom seats reveal losses in the community, while childhood play continues to shape Yukie’s memories.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
