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Somewhere Among
This site is a resource for teachers and librarians for my middle grade novel, SOMEWHERE AMONG (Atheneum Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 2016) based on my 25 years in a multi-generattional home in Japan. My photoblog, Here and There Japan, is written for children. Updates can be found at FB Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu and Twitter AnnieDonwerth_C
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Writing Somewhere Among
I didn’t set out to write about 9-11. At the time of the earthquake and tsunami March 11, 2011, I was working on a middle grade prose novel set in Texas, my home state. The earth rocked our Tokyo house for months afterwards. The damaged nuclear plant threatened Japan’s air, food, and water. Leaving Japan was not an option. We were rooted here. We...
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Peace Doll
Over twenty years ago, as I was getting off the train at my station, a woman handed me the paper doll encased in a plastic sleeve. A slip of paper on the outside says,”May Peace Prevail on Earth.” We have used it as a Christmas ornament ever since. I was surprised by the English and have always wondered about it. Was the woman handing...
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Here and There Japan
My blog of this and that from here and there in Japan is written especially for children. It was started in 2006 while my children were in Japanese public school.
