"Wynne-Jones achieves an extraordinary feat: he illuminates the hidden depths of personalities and families through a mesmerizing blend of realism and magic." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Evan, overwhelmed and bereaved by his father's sudden death, doesn't know what to make of the hand-bound yellow book his dad had been reading when he passed away. Why was his father reading the diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a small Pacific island during WWII? What is in this account that Evan's estranged grandfather fears -- and will he really do anything, even hurt his own grandson, to prevent it from being seen? In this riveting, time-shifting story within a story, the ghosts of war reverberate across hemispheres and generations.
- ISBN:
- 9780763694425
- 9780763694425
- Category:
- General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-06-2017
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Candlewick Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 230.12x153.92x21.08mm
- Weight:
- 0.35kg
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