Hiroshima Dreams
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9780525478218
Pages
198 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Lin O'Neil, a talented but shy girl growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, develops a close relationship with her Japanese grandmother, who shares Lin's gift of precognition.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
610L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Disability and Health Family; member death; Biracial; Interracial; Bicultural; Illness; death of a grandmother; biraical child; interracial marriage; bicultural child; leukemia
Main Character
female child; female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Irish American / Japanese
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, 2007-2008, Winner, Youth Literature
Read Alouds Too-Good-To-Miss, 2007 High School
Keywords
grandmothers; clairvoyant powers; period; romance; friendship; shy; American history; memories
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Easton-Ruben, Kelly, "Hiroshima Dreams" (2007). Diverse Families. 503.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/503