And Then the Sky Exploded - by David A Poulsen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Ninth-grader Christian Deaver learns his great-grandfather was part of the team that built the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in World War II. During a school trip to Japan, he meets a Hiroshima survivor and tries to make amends. But what can one teenager do?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>2018 Red Maple Award -- Shortlisted - High Plains Book Award -- Shortlisted, Young Adult category</i><br/> <b>When Christian learns his great-grandfather helped build the A-bombs dropped on Japan, he wants to make amends ... somehow.</b><br/><br/> While attending the funeral of his great-grandfather, ninth-grader Christian Larkin learns that the man he loved and respected was a member of the Manhattan Project, the team that designed and created the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during the Second World War.<br/><br/> On a school trip to Japan, Chris meets eighty-one-year-old Yuko, who was eleven when the first bomb exploded over Hiroshima, horribly injuring her. Christian is determined to do something to make up for what his great-grandfather did. But after all this time, what can one teenager really do? His friends tell him it's a stupid idea, that there's <i>nothing</i> he can do. And maybe they're right.<br/><br/> But maybe, just maybe ... they're wrong.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>★ This memorable addition to Hiroshima literature should resonate with readers.-- "Booklist (starred review)"<br><br>A compelling story with strong characters whom the reader will find believable as well as likeable.-- "VOYA Magazine"<br><br>A great novel to begin the dialogue about nuclear disarmament, the realities of warfare, and the role of the individual in the global village.-- "Resource Links"<br><br>A powerful story about forgiveness, healing and coming to terms with the sins of the past.-- "Canadian Children's Book News"<br><br>Poulsen's latest is a great read.-- "Quill & Quire"<br><br>Yuko's story and her meeting with Christian are worth reading and can start the conversation with young readers about Hiroshima and Nagasaki.-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, football coach, and actor, who spends eighty to one hundred days each year as a visiting author in schools across Canada. He is the author of more than twenty books, including <i>Old Man</i>, which was shortlisted for the Forest of Reading White Pine award, and <i>Numbers</i> which won the Sakura Medal in Japan. He lives in the foothills west of Claresholm, Alberta.
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