The Girl with the White Flag
A Cultural, Nonfiction, Japan book. Heartbreakingly matter of fact. An amazing tale of the survival in Okinawa
Separated from her family in the confusion and horror of World War II, Tomiko Higa tells her own story of survival on the battlefields of Okinawa, Japan. Fleeing from encroaching enemy forces, searching desperately for her lost sisters, opening the knapsacks of dead soldiers for scraps of food, risking death at every turn, seven-year-old Tomiko somehow finds the courage and strength to survive on her own.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 127 pages
- ISBN: 9784770019462 / 4770019467
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This was a short book, took me about 2 hours to read it cover to cover including toddler interruptions. It chronicles a the true story of Tomiko's childhood journey through the battlefield of Okinawa Japan when the American's invaded. Her story has many heart wrenching images and the desperation linked to survival as well as the hopelessness... The Girl with the White Flag is an amazing story. A reader follows the true story of a young Japanese girl, Timiko Higa, who is trying to survive World War II on the island of Okinawa. Throughout the story Timiko, who is a young girl, sees the hardships that comes with war and at one point she is separated from her family and has to... Heartbreakingly matter of fact. An amazing tale of the survival in Okinawa
