02690cam a2200397 4500 2467058271 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781947627543 1947627546 B09V38FMGL Amazon 7ee49386-b2f3-479e-80c1-12c259117e06 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 8887338 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Vernick, Shirley Reva. The Sky We Shared [Libby eBook]. Lee & Low Books, 2022. Children's Books about World War II (1939-1945.) other side/different perspective. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. children's military fiction. alternating perspectives. optimistic and hopeful. Historical Fiction. realistic fiction. Young Adult. War. HTML:<p><b>In this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and a Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an "enemy" leaves a heavy heart.</b></p> <p>In southern Japan, Tamiko spends her time writing in her diary, dreaming of making theatrical costumes, and praying her brother Kyo makes it back from the war. She wishes she could be brave like him and help the war effort.</p> <p>In rural Oregon, Nellie spends her time lying in the grass, studying the stars, and wishing for her pa to return from the war. She also wishes the boy next door, Joey, would talk to her again like he used to.</p> <p>Soon the girls' lives become inextricably linked.</p> <p>Tamiko and her classmates are brought to a damp, repurposed theater to make large paper balloons to help the military.</p> <p>No one knows what they are for.</p> <p>Nellie and her classmates ration food, work in salvage drives, and support their community.</p> <p>No one knows what's coming.</p> <p><i>Based on Japan's Project Fu-Go during the last stretch of World War II,</i> The Sky We Shared <i>uses the alternating perspectives of Nellie and Tamiko to depict the shared tragedies of two countries at war.</i></p>. Historical Fiction. Juvenile Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7ee49386-b2f3-479e-80c1-12c259117e06&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=7ee49386-b2f3-479e-80c1-12c259117e06&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)