Rising from the Ashes
By: Akiko Mikamo
4.35
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
This is a true and incredible story of a Japanese adolescent, Shinji Mikamo, who miraculously survi…
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1. Let Me Go
By: Helga Schneider
3.88
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Unforgettable and deeply arresting, Let Me Go is a haunting memoir of World War II that "won’t let … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Hoy te vuelvo a ver, madre, después de veintisiete años, y me pregunto si durante todo este tiempo has sido consciente de cuánto daño has hecho a tus hijos. (…) Es difícil decirlo: no siento nada. Al…"-Helga Schneider, Let Me Go
"Durante una pausa en las intervenciones, se me acercó una mujer, superviviente de Birkenau. Me miró fijamente a los ojos y luego explotó a quemarropa: —¡La odio! Por un instante me quedé sin habla. —…"-Helga Schneider, Let Me Go
2. Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
By: Fumiyo Kouno
4.02
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
Looks at life in postwar Hiroshima through the eyes of an average woman living in 1955 Japan. read more
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- japan
3. Pinocchio
By: John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi
3.85
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
A timeless classic to be read over and over. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowi… read more
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"Hunger is the best cook."-John Boyne, Pinocchio
"A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to."-John Boyne, Pinocchio
"Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!"-John Boyne, Pinocchio
"Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."-John Boyne, Pinocchio
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5. I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
By: Angela Y. Davis , Maryse Condé , Richard Philcox
4.25
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
"Stunning...Maryse Conde's imaginative subversion of historical records forms a critque of contempo… read more
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6. Hiroshima
By: John Hersey
3.50
Format: 36 pages,
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book… read more
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7. Flores de verano
By: Yoko Ogihara , Fernando Cordobés , Tamiki Hara
3.58
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Tamiki Hara se hallaba en Hiroshima el dia 6 de agosto de 1945 a las ocho y quince minutos, momento… read more
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8. 1 Litre of Tears
By: Aya Kito , None
4.17
Format: None pages, paperback
This diary written by Aya Kitō (July 19, 1962 - May 23, 1988) was published shortly before her deat… read more
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- nonfiction
- japan
"Why did this disease choose me? I cannot carry it, if its just for the word: Fate."-Aya Kito, 1 Litre of Tears
"عندما اخبرت امي, بدات في الغناء (انس الماضي. اذا ظلتتتِ تنظرين الى الوراء, فلن تتمكني من المضي قدما. امشي ثلاث خطوات للأمام, ثم خطوتين الى الوراء, هذه هس الحياة. )"-Aya Kito, 1 Litre of Tears
"I want to be like the air. The good-hearted person whose kindness overflows and people realize how important she was to them, once she is gone. I want to be that kind of person."-Aya Kito, 1 Litre of Tears
"I felt someone behind me. I stopped and looked back... There was Mom, crawling behind me, without saying anything... Her tears falling to the floor... All my suppressed emotions suddenly burst out an…"-Aya Kito, 1 Litre of Tears
9. The Hole
By: Hiroko Oyamada
3.49
Format: 92 pages, Paperback
Asa’s husband is transferring jobs, and his new office is located near his family’s home in the cou… read more
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- japan
"I moved out here with my husband."-Hiroko Oyamada, The Hole
"It's just, families are strange things, aren't they? You have this couple: one man, one woman. A male and a female, if you will. They mate, and why? To leave children behind. And what are the childre…"-Hiroko Oyamada, The Hole
"Abrí la ventana y oí a las cigarras cantar. No sé si era porque estaba en el campo y había muchos árboles o por la influencia del clima de ese año, pero nunca las había oído con tanta intensidad. Era…"-Hiroko Oyamada, The Hole
10. If Cats Disappeared from the World
By: Genki Kawamura
3.80
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage… read more
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"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World
"They say that when a man is dying, the first name that comes to mind is his first love."-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World
"Throughout history we’ve given birth to new things, only to lose the old way of doing things."-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World
"Yeah, but just being alive doesn't mean all that much on its own. How you live is more important."-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World
11. Conceal, Don't Feel
By: Jen Calonita
3.79
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other? When a magical accident erases Anna and Elsa's memo… read more
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"Your childhood may have been lonely, but your future won't be."-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel
"Hey, do me a favor and grab my butt," Olaf´s head said to Hans."-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel
"The late-afternoon sun was casting shadows that tip-toed along the walls"-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel
"Truth be told, she still preferred to lve life in the shadows, but duty called."-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel
12. Rising from the Ashes
By: Akiko Mikamo
4.35
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
This is a true and incredible story of a Japanese adolescent, Shinji Mikamo, who miraculously survi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- japan
13. A casa di donna Mussolini
By: Cristina Petit
4.00
Format: 417 pages, ebook
Lajos è un colto ingegnere ebreo ungherese, trasferito a Roma. Maria è una giovane italiana cattoli… read more
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