Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

<b> An extraordinary book one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable. --<i>Booklist</i> starred review</b> <p/>Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team . . . until the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia the atom bomb disease Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. <p/>Recalling a Japanese legend Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. <p/>Based on a true story <b>Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes</b> celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.