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Yukie's Island: My Family's World War II Story
Yukie Kimura, Kōdo Kimura, and Steve Sheinkin
Illustrator: Kōdo Kimura
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Roaring Book Press/Holtzbrinck
ISBN: 978-1-250-20650-3
Keywords: Hokkaido, families, loss, survival
A lighthouse family in a remote island in northern Japan seemed largely untouched by war. Then the bombs came; yet life went on. Cinematic illustrations and archival images and photographs. Authors' notes.