Under the Broken Sky

by Mariko Nagai

Book Overview

Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature.--Booklist, starred review

A beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan's experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II.

Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life they've known begins to unravel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250159210
• ISBN13: 9781250159212
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9