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In a Flash
Donna Jo Napoli
Ages: 12+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Wendy Lamb/Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 978-1-101-93413-5
Keywords: WW II, Japan, violence
Caught in Tokyo as WW II engulfs Europe and Asia, two young motherless Italian sisters struggle to survive with their father, an Italian embassy chef. Extensive bibliography.