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    On the Horizon
    On the Horizon
    On the Horizon
    Audiobook39 minutes

    On the Horizon

    Written by Lois Lowry

    Narrated by Lois Lowry

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    From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

    Lois Lowry looks back at history through a personal lens as she draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan, as well as from historical research, in this stunning work in verse for young listeners.

    On the Horizon tells the story of people whose lives were lost or forever altered by the twin tragedies of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.  Based on the lives of soldiers at Pearl Harbor and civilians in Hiroshima, On the Horizon contemplates humanity and war through verse that sings with pain, truth, and the importance of bridging cultural divides. This masterful work emphasizes empathy and understanding in search of commonality and friendship, vital lessons for students as well as citizens of today’s world.
     
    In turns haunting, heartbreaking, and uplifting, On the Horizon will remind listeners of the horrors and heroism in our past, as well as offer hope for our future.

    "For a first-time audiobook narrator, Lowry is a natural. Her plain-spoken delivery is entrancing. There's an elegiac cadence to her sentences, and you can hear her smile when she remembers the soft Hawaiian words of her youth." —The New York Times
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
    Release dateApr 7, 2020
    ISBN9780593151013
    Author

    Lois Lowry

    Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.

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    • 3/5
      On the whole, I think this is a lovely little gem of a book, that explores some extraordinary connections in Lois Lowry's childhood.

      I don't recommend starting with it as an audio book. While it is amazing to hear the book read by Lowry, I almost bailed out a couple of times in section 1 because I didn't understand where the book was going. It started to feel like a poetic tribute to each individual who died on the Arizona, and while that is moving and worthy, it also started to feel maudlin and sentimental. The second half of the book brings everything together and balances the experience of part 1. I think if I had a physical book to look at, I could have flipped through it a bit and understood what was happening.

      I love the overall message. I think the connections are amazing. I think this is a great book to revisit a few times, and an effective way to help kids connect with the events of WWII. Sometimes that war feels fictional and far away -- this book reminds us that it is anything but.

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    • 5/5
      Lois Lowry, novel in verse is a stunning account of the lost lives of Pearl Hsrbor and Hiroshima
    • 5/5
      On the Horizon is a beautiful book written in verse. She honors those lost during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and lives changed forever as a result of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. She writes from her experience, as a young girl on the beach of Hawaii and time in Japan. Special tribute is given to those gone too soon. I highly recommend On the Horizon as an addition to classrooms, as students learn more about these events that changed the world. #NetGalley #onthehorizon #loislowry