While this book is fictional in its character depiction, the details, the emotions, the feelings it conveys is based upon historical facts pertaining to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The story is told in a factual manner, providing details from the experience of those American soldiers who dropped the bombs, to the people and children, specifically two school children, living in Hiroshima at the time. The horror of the destruction caused by the bomb is clearly detailed, while at the same time taking a rather unbiased stance on the war itself as well as the dropping of the bomb. The book is clearly not taking a stance on who was right or whether the atomic attack was justified. Rather instead, the story simply discusses the affects that that fateful day had on people and in the years to come.
This was a short, quick read yet compelling in that I found myself unable to put it down. While I was aware of the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, I had never read any real literature on the topic. The book was easy enough to read for elementary students to comprehend and I believe this would be a great companion or discussion starter in classrooms because it provides a child's viewpoint on the horrors of that day.
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