Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes -- Eleanor Coerr, Paperback Gifts Nina's parents push the police

Nina's parents push the police for answers

set boundaries without guilt

Those who can't

violence unfolded with chaotic speed

and unexpected absolution

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes -- Eleanor Coerr, Paperback Gifts Nina's parents push the police"An extraordinary book, one no reader will fail to find compelling and unforgettable." Booklist, starred review 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. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person