{"product_id":"the-sky-we-shared-shirley-reva-vernick-9781947627871","title":"The Sky We Shared","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and a Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an \"enemy\" leaves a heavy heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn southern Japan, Tamiko spends her time writing in her diary, dreaming of making theatrical costumes, and praying her brother Kyo makes it back from the war. She wishes she could be brave like him and help the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn rural Oregon, Nellie spends her time lying in the grass, studying the stars, and wishing for her pa to return from the war. She also wishes the boy next door, Joey, would talk to her again like he used to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoon the girls' lives become inextricably linked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTamiko and her classmates are brought to a damp, repurposed theater to make large paper balloons to help the military.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knows what they are for.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNellie and her classmates ration food, work in salvage drives, and support their community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one knows what's coming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBased on Japan's Project Fu-Go during the last stretch of World War II, \u003c\/i\u003e The Sky We Shared \u003ci\u003euses the alternating perspectives of Nellie and Tamiko to depict the shared tragedies of two countries at war.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Reva Vernick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947627872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947627871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinco Puntos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Shirley Reva Vernick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066696118527,"sku":"9781947627871","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab64a10d-6ddb-4fc0-bba6-6e45c93d4d2f.jpg?v=1768679935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sky-we-shared-shirley-reva-vernick-9781947627871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}